A 0.6-kg dodgeball, moving with a speed of 5.5 m/s, has a head-on collision with a 2-kg pilates ball initially moving in the same direction at a speed of 3 m/s. If 5.1J of energy are lost during the collision, determine the speed and direction of each ball after the collision.

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A 0.6-kg dodgeball, moving with a speed of 5.5 m/s, has a head-on collision with a 2-kg pilates ball initially moving in the same direction at a speed of 3 m/s. If 5.1J of energy are lost during the collision, determine the speed and direction of each ball after the collision.

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