A Hockey Puck Slides Off the Edge of a Table

question 12

Short Answer

A hockey puck slides off the edge of a table at point A with an initial velocity of 20.0 m/s and experiences no air resistance. The height of the tabletop above the ground is 2.00 m.
(a) What is the speed (not the velocity) of the puck just before it touches the ground?
(b) What is the distance between point A and the point where the puck hits the ground?

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