The figure depicts a hockey puck sliding with constant speed vo in a straight line from point "a" to point "b" on a frictionless horizontal surface. Forces exerted bythe air are negligible. You are looking down on the puck. When the puck reaches point "b," it receives a swift horizontal kick in the direction of the heavy printarrow. Had the puck been at rest at point "b," then the kick would have set the puck in horizontal motion with speed vk in the direction of the kick.abWhich of the paths below would the puck most closely follow after receiving the kick?OOOOCD(A)(B)(C)(D)(E)

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Answer:

(E)

Explanation:

The ball has a horizontal velocity vo, after receiving the kick, it will also have a vertical velocity, so the followed path will go to the northeast. This kick will also give some vertical acceleration, so the followed path will have the shape of a parabola, so the answer is (E).