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a.
To find: the total distance the ball travels assuming that the ball continues to bounce indefinitely.
a.
Answer to Problem 52E
Explanation of Solution
Given information: A certain ball has the property that each time it fallsfrom a height h
onto a hard ,level surface , it rebounds to a height rh , where 0<r < 1. Suppose that the ball is dropped from an initial height of H meters.
Calculation:
The ball falls an initial height of H meters.
Then climbs a height of rH meters.
Then falls a height rH meters.
Then climbs a height of
Then falls a height
Then climbs a height of
Then falls a height
And so on…..
Total distance travelled by the ball is:
b.
To calculate: the total time that the ball travels.
b.
Answer to Problem 52E
Explanation of Solution
Given information: A certain ball has the property that each time it fallsfrom a height h
onto a hard ,level surface , it rebounds to a height rh , where 0<r < 1. Suppose that the ball is dropped from an initial height of H meters.
Calculation:
Calculate the length of each fall, then add them. For each n , need to caalaculate the time
Noting that it takes the same amount of time to climb
c.
To find: how long will it take for the ball to come to rest. Suppose that each time the ball strikes the surface with velocity v it rebounds with velocity − kv , where 0
c.
Answer to Problem 52E
Explanation of Solution
Given information: A certain ball has the property that each time it fallsfrom a height h
onto a hard ,level surface, it rebounds to a height rh , where 0<r < 1. Suppose that the ball is dropped from an initial height of H meters.
Calculation:
Now add:
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