A body falls freely from a height of $100 \mathrm{~m}$ on to the ground and rebounds to a maximum height of…

A body falls freely from a height of $100 \mathrm{~m}$ on to the ground and rebounds to a maximum height of $36 \mathrm{~m}$ after collision. The coefficient of restitution between ground and the body is
  1. 0.4
  2. 0.36
  3. 0.6
  4. 0.5

Solution

First height of rebound, $h_1=e^2 h_0$ $ \therefore 36=\mathrm{e}^2(100) \Rightarrow \mathrm{e}^2=\frac{36}{100} \therefore \mathrm{e}=\sqrt{\frac{36}{100}}=\frac{6}{10}=0.6 $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2023 (15 May Shift 1)

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