Question

You and Bumblebee are out in space, at rest with respect to each other, when a D12 Klingon Bird-of-Prey starship appears. It is 125 m from Bumblebee. The Klingons put a tractor beam on 'Bee, producing an acceleration of 5.00 m/s/s on 'Bee. The tractor beam acts for 4.00 seconds, then cuts out, and 'Bee continues to coast toward the D12 warship. (Use the straight line from 'Bee to the D12 as your x-axis.) Side note: The Klingons should've left 'Bee alone!!! TASKS: How many seconds elapse until the Klingons capture 'Bee, from the beginning of the tractor beam until capture? What speed is 'Bee moving relative to you at t = 2.50 s? Construct a velocity graph for the entire process.

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