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title: "A red car, initially at rest, travels east with an acceleration of \\( 3.5 \\, \\text{m/s}^2 \\). At the same time as the red car starts to move, a blue car is traveling west at \\( 15 \\, \\text{m/s} \\) and accelerating at \\( 1.2 \\, \\text{m/s}^2 \\). If they are \\( 600 \\, \\text{m} \\) apart the moment the red car starts to move and they are traveling towards each other, where and when will they meet?"
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# A red car, initially at rest, travels east with an acceleration of \( 3.5 \, \text{m/s}^2 \). At the same time as the red car starts to move, a blue car is traveling west at \( 15 \, \text{m/s} \) and accelerating at \( 1.2 \, \text{m/s}^2 \). If they are \( 600 \, \text{m} \) apart the moment the red car starts to move and they are traveling towards each other, where and when will they meet?

A red car, initially at rest, travels east with an acceleration of \( 3.5 \, \text{m/s}^2 \). At the same time as the red car starts to move, a blue car is traveling west at \( 15 \, \text{m/s} \) and accelerating at \( 1.2 \, \text{m/s}^2 \). If they are \( 600 \, \text{m} \) apart the moment the red car starts to move and they are traveling towards each other, where and when will they meet?

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