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A baseball of mass 0.3 kg and a tennis ball of mass 0.5 kg possess equal momentum. What is the velocity of tennis ball if the baseball is moving at 21 ms ¹?​

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Since the momentum is conserved, we can equate the momentum of the baseball to that of the tennis ball:

momentum of baseball = momentum of tennis ball

mv_baseball = mv_tennis

where
m_baseball = 0.3 kg (mass of baseball)
m_tennis = 0.5 kg (mass of tennis ball)
v_baseball = 21 m/s (velocity of baseball, given)

Solving for v_tennis, we get:

v_tennis = (m_baseball / m_tennis) * v_baseball

v_tennis = (0.3 / 0.5) * 21

v_tennis = 12.6 m/s

Therefore, the velocity of the tennis ball is 12.6 m/s.
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