Suppose You Are Playing Hockey on a New-Age Ice Surface

question 42

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are playing hockey on a new-age ice surface in which there is no friction between the ice and the hockey puck.You wind up and hit the puck as hard as you can.Just after the puck loses contact with your stick,the puck

• A)will not slow down or speed up.
• B)will start to slow down.
• C)will speed up a little,and then slow down.
• D)will speed up a little,and then move at a constant speed.

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