A body of mass M1 moving with a velocity U collides with a stationary body of mass M2 and both move with a common velocity V lf linear momentum is conserved...

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When two objects collide, the total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision. That is, the momentum is conserved. Therefore, we can write: M₁U = (M₁ + M₂)V Solving for V, we get: V = (M₁U)/(M₁ + M₂) So the correct expression for V is: