A hockey player is moving northward and suddenly turns westward with the same speed to avoid an opponent. The force that acts on the player is

A hockey player is moving northward and suddenly turns westward with t

1.	A hockey player is moving northward and suddenly turns westward with the same speed to avoid an opponent. The force that acts on the player is
Answer» frictional force ALONG westward muscle force along southward frictional force along south-west muscle force along south-wes Solution :Frictional forcealongsouth- west Asshow in diagram LET OA = `p_(1)`initialmomentumof PLAYERIN northdirection AB= `p_(2) - ` Finalmomentumof playerin westdirection Bytrianglelawof VECTOR addition OB = OA+ Ab changein momentum `=P_(2) =p_(1)` Fromdiagramit isclearthat AR isin south- westdirection