A rubber ball is dropped from a height of 5m on a plane. On bouncing it rises to 1.8m. The ball loses its velocity on bouncing by a factor of-
A
16/25
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B
2/5
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C
3/5
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D
9/25
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Solution
The correct option is B2/5 As after first bounce hf=he2 where e is the coefficient of restitution. ⟹e2=1.85=0.36 ⟹e=0.6, ⟹vf=evi=0.6vi Therefore loss in velocity is vf−vi=0.4vi=25vi