A few days ago
sungirl

describing the acceleration graph of a hockey puck?

A hockey puck is hit at time, t=0, which is stopped by a net starting at time t=t1.

What kind of curves would describe the acceleration of the hockey puck in a graph of acceleration versus time?

i know that as soon as the hockey puck is hit, it decelerates until its stopped and the velocity is zero, but what goes on in between and after it hits the net??

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A few days ago
lomelinde

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At the very beginning, before the hit, acceleration is 0.

During the hit, acceleration is positive.

Between the hit and the net, acceleration is negative, but very small. I think, since this is a hockey puck on ice, you’re probably supposed to assume the acceleration is 0.

When it hits the net, acceleration is negative, and after it stops, acceleration is 0.

Acceleration is the change in velocity. If something is not moving, its velocity is not changing from 0, and therefore the acceleration is 0.

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