A player is positioned 35 m [40 degrees W of S] of a hockey net. He shoots the puck 25 m [E] to a teammate. What second displacement does the puck have to travel in order to make it to the net? Find the answer using the componenet method and one of the other methods discussed.

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anonymous · Answer

Cosine rule, Sine rule, Pythagoras, you're learning about triangles. If you can't see why, draw a diagram, the meters are the side lengths and the angles are, the angles.

anonymous · Answer

I did that, but I'm questioning whether my answers are correct because my 2 methods gave me different answers so I'm just trying to figure out where I went wrong.