A football player with a mass of 60 kg and a velocity of 10 m/sec due east collides head-on with a defensive back with a mass of 90 kg and a velocity of 4 m/sec in the opposite direction (due west).  If they stick together after the collision and external forces can be ignored, what is their joint speed after the collision?

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