Seven pool balls are situated at rest as shown in Fig. 5.45 . The middle ball suddenly somehow acquires a speed v to the right. Assume that starting with ball A , the balls spiral out an infinitesimal amount. So A is closer to the center ball than B is, and B is closer than C is, etc. This means that the center ball collides with A first, then it gets deflected into B , and then it gets deflected into C , and so on. But all the collisions happen in the blink of an eye. What will the center ball’s velocity be after it collides (elastically)
 with all six balls?

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Fig. 5.44 F E A D B Fig. 5.44 F E A D B