Car and Motorcycle
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A force is applied to a 1000 kg car, and causes the car to accelerate from 0 m/s to 25 m/s while traveling 200 m. The same force is applied to a 600kg motorcycle. How far will the motorcycle travel while accelerating from 10 m/s to 40 m/s?
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