A block of mass m is moving to the right at 0.25m/s, while another block of...

A block of mass m is moving to the right at 0.25m/s, while another block of mass 2m is moving to the left at 0.10m/s. Both blocks are on a frictionless and horizontal surface. After their head on elastic collision, what is the velocity of each block?

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