A rocket-powered hockey puck moves on a horizontal frictionless table. The following figure shows graphs of vx and Vy, the x- and y-components of the puck's velocity. The puck starts at the origin. a. In which direction is the puck moving at t=2s? Give your answer as an angle from the x-axis. b. How far from the origin is the puck at t=5s?

A rocket-powered hockey puck moves on a horizontal frictionless table. The following figure shows graphs of vx and Vy, the x- and y-components of the puck's velocity. The puck starts at the origin. a. In which direction is the puck moving at t=2s? Give your answer as an angle from the x-axis. b. How far from the origin is the puck at t=5s?

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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