In the Daytona 500 auto race, a Ford Thunderbird and a MercedesBenz are moving side by side down a straight-away at 74.5 m/s. Thedriver of the Thunderbird realizes he must make a pit stop, and hesmoothly slows to a stop over a distance of 250 m. He spends 5.00 sin the pit and then accelerates out, reaching his previous speed of74.5 m/s after a distance of 330 m. At this point, how far has theThunderbird fallen behind the Mercedes Benz, which has continued ata constant speed?
