A hockey puck slides east across the ice at while a magnetic force acts on it due north

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Problem

A 0.16 kg0.16\,\text{kg} hockey puck slides east across the ice at 12 m s−112\,\text{m\,s}^{-1} while a 0.25 N0.25\,\text{N} magnetic force acts on it due north. What is the instantaneous power done on the puck by this magnetic force? Provide a brief justification.

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