Question

You’re driving along the highway at a steady speed of 60 mph when another driver decides to pass you. At the moment when the front of his car is exactly even with the front of your car, and you turn your head to smile at him, do the two cars have equal velocities? Explain.

Short answer

No, the two cars cannot have the same velocity.

Step-by-step solution

Given information

My car has a constant speed of $60mph$and another driver decides to pass my car.

Explanation

My car has a constant velocity and the car that tries to pass my car should have an acceleration to reach at my distance. Even in the time of facing my car, the car driver should be in an accelerated motion before crossing my car. So the two cars never have an equal velocity.