A hockey puck’s velocity changes from east to north in

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics C: Mechanics · Kinematics · Kinematics

Problem

A hockey puck’s velocity changes from

\vec v_i = 6\,\text{m/s}

east to

\vec v_f = 8\,\text{m/s}

north in

2.0\,\text{s}

. Determine the magnitude of the puck’s average acceleration during this interval.