Answer
Choice A.
Work Step by Step
Their relative speed reaches a maximum, 20 m/s, if and only if the cars travel in exactly opposite directions. At some other angle of travel, as in this situation, their relative speed is less than that.
Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)
by Giancoli, Douglas C.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13:
978-0-32162-592-2
Chapter 3 - Kinematics in Two Dimensions; Vectors - Misconceptual Questions - Page 68: 12
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