A white billiard ball with mass mw = 1.38 kg is moving directly to the right with a speed of v = 3.19 m/s and collides elastically with a black billiard ball with the same mass mb = 1.38 kg that is initially at rest. The two collide elastically and the white ball ends up moving at an angle above the horizontal of θw = 60.0° and the black ball ends up moving at an angle below the horizontal of θb = 30.0°.

1) What is the final speed of the white ball?

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A white billiard ball with mass mw = 1.38 kg is moving directly to the right with a speed of v = 3.19 m/s and collides elastically with a black billiard ball with the same mass mb = 1.38 kg that is initially at rest. The two collide elastically and the white ball ends up moving at an angle above the horizontal of θw = 60.0° and the black ball ends up moving at an angle below the horizontal of θb = 30.0°.

1) What is the final speed of the white ball?