toward east and a negative answer if the change in momentum is toward west. A baseball player pitches a fastball toward home plate at a speed of 41.0 m/s. The batter swings,connects with the ball of mass 185 g, and hits it so that the ball leaves the bat with a speed of 37.0 m/s.Assume that the ball is moving horizontally just before and just after the collision with the bat.
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