Question

In the World Pond Hockey tournament held in Plaster Rock, NB, a puck on the ice travels 20.0 m [25° W of N], gets deflected, and travels 30.0 m [35° N of W]. Determine where the puck will end up with respect to its starting point, e.g., the puck's total displacement, using the three different methods discussed.

Answer 1

THE puck's total displacement is 48.33m

Answer 2

this is how the problem looks like.

so the longest side of the triangle is our total displacement.