4. 207 Car A is 100 meters west of Car B. Now both cars start moving east at the same time. If Car A moves forward at a constant speed of 50 meters/second, and Car B accelerates forward at 20 meters/second , how many seconds will it take for the two cars to be closest to each other? At that time, how far apart are the two cars?
Solution
[Solution] Let the distance between the two cars be meters after seconds.
At this time, car A is meters from the starting point, and car B is
Therefore, when (seconds), is minimized, at which point the two cars are meters apart.
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