Question: A baseball sits on a tee-ball stand. A child hits it with a bat moving east at 6.0 m/s and the ball flies off

A baseball sits on a tee-ball stand. A child hits it with 

A baseball sits on a tee-ball stand. A child hits it with a bat moving east at 6.0 m/s and the ball flies off at 15 m/s. Determine the speed and direction of the bat immediately after impact. Tee-ball equipment is smaller than regular baseball equipment. The ball weighs 125 g and the bat 500 g.

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