A youth hockey player with a mass of 30.0 kg is initially moving at 2.00 m/s due East. He intercepts and catches on the stick a puck initially moving towards him at 35.0 m/s at an angle of 30.0 degrees North of West. Assume the puck's mass is 0.18 kg and that the player and puck form a single object for a few seconds. Determine the direction and speed of the puck and skater after the collision.

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