Two cars are travelling towards each other at speed of 20 ~m ~s⁻¹ each. When the cars are 300 ~m apart, both the drivers apply brakes and the cars retard at the rate of 2 ~m ~s⁻². The distance between them when they come to rest is:

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Two cars are travelling towards each other at speed of

20 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}

each. When the cars are

300 \mathrm{~m}

apart, both the drivers apply brakes and the cars retard at the rate of

2 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-2}

. The distance between them when they come to rest is :

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