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Thanks a lotmomentum is M1V1-M2V2
that is 60m-40m=20m
elastic collision occurs as it is frictionless. M doubled as they stick to eachother so speed halves. 20/2=10
OR just use any value for mass and calculate. For example, mass=10kg. Then before collision momentum= (60*10)-(40*10)=200
after collision should also be 200kgms-1 so mass*velocity=200
as the 2 masses stick the mass is now 10+10 = 20kg
so velocity = 200/20=10