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A ball is dropped from a height of 3 m and rebounds from the floor to a height of 2 m.
a) What is the velocity of the ball just as it reaches the floor?
b) What is the velocity just as it leaves the floor?
c) If it is in contact with the floor for 0.02 s, what are the magnitude and direction of its
average acceleration during the interval?
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