In a game of pool, when the cue ball (white ball) is stuck, it collides with the solid blue #2 ball, transferring all of its kinetic energy. What will happen after the collision?
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After the collision, the white cue ball will stop moving, while the blue #2 ball will begin to move in the direction that the cue ball was originally traveling. The blue ball will now have the kinetic energy that was transferred from the cue ball during the collision.