Two walkers start from the same lamp post at the same instant

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Problem

Two walkers start from the same lamp post at the same instant. Their displacements (in metres) after

t

seconds are given by

s_A = 2t + 6

and

s_B = 5t

respectively. At what time do the two walkers meet again? (a)

1\,\text{s}

(b)

3\,\text{s}

(c)

2\,\text{s}

(d) They never meet