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A ball is dropped from a height of 90 m on a floor. At each collisionwith the floor,┬аthe ball loses one-tenth of its speed. Plot the speed-timegraph of its motion┬аbetween t = 0 to 12 s.



Answer -

Height from which theball is dropped = 90 m

The initial velocityof the ball, u = 0

Let v be the finalvelocity of the ball

Using the equation

v2┬атАУ u2┬а=2as тАФтАФтАУ(1)

v12┬атАУ0 = 2 x 10 x 90

v1= 42.43m/s

Time taken for firstcollision can be given by the equation

v = u + at

42.43 = 0 + (10) t

t1┬а=4.24 s

The ball lossesone-tenth of the velocity at collision. So, the rebound velocity of the ball is

v2= v тАУ(1/10)v

v2┬а=(9/10) v

v2= (9/10)(42.43)

= 38.19 m/s

Time taken to reachmaximum height after the first collision is

v = u + at

38.19 = 0 + (10)t2

t2┬а=3.819 s

Total time taken bythe ball to reach the maximum height is

T = t1┬а+t2

T =┬а4.24+┬а3.819┬а = 8.05 s

Now the ball willtravel back to the ground in the same time as it took to reach the maximumheight = 3.819 s

Total time taken willbe, T =┬а4.24 +┬а3.819 +┬а3.819 = 11.86

Velocity after thesecond collision

v3┬а=(9/10) (38.19)

v3┬а=34.37 m/s

Using the aboveinformation speed- time graph can be plotted

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