The head of a golf club of mass 0.17 g hits a ball of mass 0.045 g. Just before hitting the ball the club is travelling at 39 ms-1 and just after the ball travels at 63 ms-1. The ball and club are in contact for 220 μs.
How fast does the club travel just after the hit?
In this sort of question a before and after diagram is useful
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220 μs 0.17 g 63 m/s 0.045 g 39 m/s ?
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