Hockey players have to react fast in a face-off. The referee throws down the puck from waist level (3 ft) at 19 ft/s. Calculate the time taken by the puck to hit the ice. Round the final answer to three decimal places.

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Hockey players have to react fast in a face-off. The referee throws down the puck from waist level (3 ft) at 19 ft/s.

Calculate the time taken by the puck to hit the ice. Round the final answer to three decimal places.

 

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The time taken (t) = distance (d) / velocity (v) 

 

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