Initially, the light puck is moving west at $4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ while the heavy puck is moving south at $2 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. The final velocity of the conjoined pucks is

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The final velocity direction is southwest because the light puck contributes a westward component and the heavy puck contributes a southward component to the motion. When combined, these components result in a southwest direction due to vector addition.

Initially, the Light Puck Is Moving West At 4 m/s4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}4 m/s

Initially, the Light Puck Is Moving West At $4 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$