A tennis ball is dropped on to the floor from a height of 9.8 m. It rebounds to a height 5.0 m. Ball comes in contact with the floor for 0.2s. The average acceleration during contact is ___________ ms$^{-2}$.
(Given g = 10 ms$^{-2}$)
Answer (integer)
120
Solution
The speed of ball just before collision with ground is<br/><br/> $u=\sqrt{2 \times g H}=\sqrt{2 \times 10 \times 9.8}=\underset{\text { (Downwards) }}{14 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}}$
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The speed of ball just after collision is
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$v=\sqrt{2 g h}=\sqrt{2 \times 10 \times 5}=\underset{\text { (Upwards) }}{10 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{sec}}$
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So, $\vec{a}=\frac{\Delta \vec{v}}{\Delta t}$
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$=\frac{10+14}{0.2}=120 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^{2}$
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Subject: Physics · Chapter: Kinematics · Topic: Motion in a Straight Line
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