The figure depicts a hockey puck sliding with constant speed…
The figure depicts a hockey puck sliding with constant speed voin a straight line from point “a” to point “b” on a frictionless horizontal surface. Forces exerted by the air are negligible. You are looking down on the puck. When the puck reaches point “b,” it receives a swift horizontal kick in the direction of the heavy print arrow. Had the puck been at rest at point “b,” then the kick would have set the puck in horizontal motion with a speed vk in the direction of the kick. Fig8(1).jpg The speed of the puck just after it receives the kick is:
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