A ball is dropped from height h on a horizontal floor. If it loses 60% of its energy on hitting the floor, find the height to which it will rise.
Open in App
Solution
Initial energy = PE = mgh On losing 60% energy, energy left = mgh - 60100 mgh = 0.4 mgh Let the height upto which it will bounce be h'. So, 0.4 mgh = mgh' ⇒ h' = 0.4 h = 25h