At 10:17 a. m., you pass a police car at 55 mph that is stopped on the freeway. You pass a second police car at 55 mph at 10:53 a. m., which is located 39 mi from the first police car. If the speed limit is 60 mph, can the police cite you for speeding

The police will cite you for speeding.

Explanation:

To know if the police will cite you for speeding we need to find the average speed (v):                              

Where:

x(f): is the final distance = 39 mi

x(i): is the initial distance = 0

t(f): is the final time = 53 min = 0.88 h

t(i): is the initial time = 17 min = 0.28 h

Hence, the average speed is:

Therefore, since the limit speed is 60 mph and your speed is 65 mph, the police will cite you for speeding.

I hope it helps you!