<p>Two cats are preparing to test their new safety helmets by running at each other and crashing. Jasmine is located 6.78 meters from the cat box and Belle is located -4.18 meters on the opposite side of the cat box. Jasmine runs with a velocity of -3.74 m/s and Belle runs with a velocity of 7.99 m/s towards Jasmine. (They are both running towards the cat box.) With respect to the cat box, where will they be when they collide?</p>
<p>I don’t have a calculator handy, but this is how you would tackle the problem. You know both of their velocities and starting positions. You can find their combined velocity (add them) and distance between them. Use d=rt to find the time of the collision. Find the position of either of the cats at this time. You can do this because you know their starting position and change in position (=velocity*time). Compare this to the position of the cat box.</p>