By Rebecca Harvey
Summary: First, we figured out the speed of each buggy in centimeters per second by averaging out our data: the slow buggy was about 15 cm/s and the fast buggy was about 36 cm/s. From there, we constructed a position vs. time graph in which the fast buggy had a negative slope (-36) and the slow buggy had a positive slope (15). The point of intersection on the graph told us that the time would be around 4 seconds, and the position would be around 60 cm. In order to get more specific calculations, we set the equations of both lines equal to each other to find the exact position and time they would meet. Our calculations gave the position of intersection at 58.8 cm.
Picture of Setup and Picture of Whiteboard:
nice! 20/20
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