Question

during a hockey game, the hockey puck slid directly from one goal line to the other at 9 meters per second. the goal lines are 54 meters apart. if the puck’s velocity was constant, how much time did it take the puck to slide half of the distance between the goal lines? write your answer as a whole number. blank seconds

Explanation:

Step1: Find half the distance between goal lines

The distance between goal lines is 54 meters, so half of that is $\frac{54}{2} = 27$ meters.

Step2: Use the formula \( time = \frac{distance}{speed} \)

The speed of the puck is 9 meters per second, and the distance to cover is 27 meters. So \( time = \frac{27}{9} = 3 \) seconds.

Answer:

3