In international play hockey puck is struck by a "green team" hockey player at the blue line with 2:35 on the clock. It is stopped by an "orange team" player at the opposite blue line with 2:32 on the clock. On an international hockey rink the blue lines are 17⅔ m apart. Calculate the speed of the hockey puck. which of the following is the command your looking for?

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In international play hockey puck is struck by a "green team" hockey player at the blue line with 2:35 on the clock. Is the command that tells you what you are looking for.
In international play hockey puck is struck by a "green team" hockey player at the blue line with 2:35 on the clock. Is the command that tells you what you are looking for.

It is stopped by an "orange team" player at the opposite blue line with 2:32 on the clock. Is the command that tells you what you are looking for.
It is stopped by an "orange team" player at the opposite blue line with 2:32 on the clock. Is the command that tells you what you are looking for.

On an international hockey rink the blue lines are 17⅔ m apart. Is the command that tells you what you are looking for.
On an international hockey rink the blue lines are 17⅔ m apart. Is the command that tells you what you are looking for.

Calculate the speed of the hockey puck. Is the command that tells you what you are looking for.

Answer 1

The command you are looking for is: "Calculate the speed of the hockey puck."

This indicates that you need to perform a calculation to find the speed based on the distance the puck traveled and the time it took to travel that distance.

To calculate the speed, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} \]

Distance:

• The distance between the blue lines is \( 17 \frac{2}{3} \) m, which can be converted to an improper fraction: \[ 17 \frac{2}{3} = \frac{53}{3} \text{ m} \]

Time:

• The puck was struck at 2:35 and stopped at 2:32, which is a duration of \( 2 \text{ minutes} - 32 \text{ seconds} = 3 \text{ seconds} \) or \( 3 \text{ seconds} \).

Now we can plug in the values:

\[ \text{Speed} = \frac{\frac{53}{3} \text{ m}}{3 \text{ s}} = \frac{53}{3} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{53}{9} \text{ m/s} \approx 5.89 \text{ m/s} \]

So the speed of the hockey puck is approximately 5.89 m/s.