A Hockey Puck Slides Off the Edge of a Table

question 18

Multiple Choice

A hockey puck slides off the edge of a table with an initial velocity of 28.0 m/s.and experiences no air resistance.The height of the tabletop above the ground is 2.00 m.What is the angle below the horizontal of the velocity of the puck just before it hits the ground?

• A) 77.2°
• B) 72.6°
• C) 12.8°
• D) 12.6°
• E) 31.8°

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