Question: A rocket-powered hockey puck moves on a horizontal frictionless table. FIGURE EX4.6 shows graphs of v x and v y , the x- and y-components

A rocket-powered hockey puck moves on a horizontal frictionless table. FIGURE EX4.6 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 = 2 s? Give your answer as an angle from the x-axis.
b. How far from the origin is the puck at t = 5 s?

FIGURE EX4.6:

                                            A rocket-powered hockey puck moves on a horizontal frictionless table. FIGURE EX4.6

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