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High speed stroboscopic photographs show that the head of a 184 g golf club is traveling at 52.9 m/s just before it strikes a 45.1 g golf ball at rest on a tee. After the collision, the club head travels (in the same direction) at 42.2 m/s. Find the speed of the golf ball just after impact. Ignore the mass of the club handle.

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