Question

A hockey puck is sliding on frictionless ice, in an Eastward direction. It collides with a second hockey puck, initially stationary, which then goes off in the Northern direction. What direction is the first hockey puck moving after the collision

Answer 1

Southeast

Step-by-step explanation:

We have to put into cognisance that the first hockey puck is moving in the eastern direction in the first instance, before it hits the other stationary hockey puck. And as such, on hitting the second puck, it's displacement is expected to differ, as a result of the collision. While the stationary puck will the move in the Eastern direction, it changes the direction of the first puck, from eastern to southeastern