A ball is dropped onto a fixed horizontal surface from height h0. The coefficient of restitution is ‘e’. The total distance ‘D’ travelled by ball before it comes to rest on the surface.
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A ball is dropped onto a fixed horizontal surface from height h0. The coefficient of restitution is e. Find the total distance D travelled by the ball before it comes to rest on the surface.