SOLUTION: steven fires a wrist shot from 23 feet in front of the goal. the goalie cathes it at a speed of 31 feet per second, how long did the goalie have to react to the puck and catch it

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Question 182576: steven fires a wrist shot from 23 feet in front of the goal.
the goalie cathes it at a speed of 31 feet per second, how long did the goalie have to react to the puck and catch it from the time it was shot?

Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, stanbon:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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steven fires a wrist shot from 23 feet in front of the goal.
the goalie cathes it at a speed of 31 feet per second, how long did the goalie have to react to the puck and catch it from the time it was shot?
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It moved 23 ft at 31 ft/sec, so it's 23/31 seconds
= ~ 742 milliseconds

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
steven fires a wrist shot from 23 feet in front of the goal.
the goalie cathes it at a speed of 31 feet per second, how long did the goalie have to react to the puck and catch it from the time it was shot?
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distance = 23 feet ; rate = 31 fps ; time = d/r = 23/31 = 0.742 seconds
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Cheers,
Stan H.