A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 3.0 m/s2. A second car starts from rest 6.0 s later at the same point and accelerates uniformly at 5.0 m/s2. How long does it take the second car to overtake the first car?

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A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 3.0 m/s<sup>2</sup>. A second car starts from rest 6.0 s later at the same point and accelerates uniformly at 5.0 m/s<sup>2</sup>. How long does it take the second car to overtake the first car?