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In an elastic collision, the linear momentum and the energy both are conserved.
The initial momentum of the system is

The initial energy of the system is

The final momentum of the system is

The final energy of the system is

The conservation of momentum and energy gives us





Putting the value of v1




The solutions to this quadratic equation are

and

The later solution (v2 = 1.5) is its initial value. So, the solution we are interested is v2 = 2.5 m/s.
So, the solution is

Putting this value in equation

So, the answer is
