How long does it take him to catch hisopponent

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A hockey player is standing on his skates when an opposing player skates by with the puck, movingwith a constant speed of 12 m/s. After 3.0 s, the first playermakes up his mind to chase his opponent and starts acceleratinguniformly at 3.8 m/s².

How long does it take him to catch hisopponent? How far does hetravel before he catches up with his opponent?

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