Posted by Sam on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11:06pm.
Let r be the fraction of kinetic energy left after a single bounce. Thatequals the height ratio for each pair of successive bounces, which is proportional to the recovered kinetic energy ratio. The ratio is called the coefficient of restitution.
H (after fifth bounce)/Ho = r^5 = 0.76/5 = 0.152
r = (0.152)^0.2 = 0.686
oh thank you so much; I was still trying to figure this out! :D
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