Motion in a Straight Line

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Question : 12
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A ball is dropped from a height of 90 m on a floor. At each collision with the floor, the ball loses one tenth of its speed. Plot the speed-time graph of its motion between t = 0 to 12 s.
Solution:  
Taking vertical downward motion of ball from a height 90 m, wehave
u=0,a=10 m s2;
S=90 m,t=?;v=?
t=
2S
a

=
2×90
10

=32 s=4.24 s
v=2aS
=2×10×90
=302 m s
Rebound velocity of ball,
u,=
9
10
v

=
9
10
×302

=272 m sTime to reach the highest point is,
t,=
u,
a

=
272
10

=2.72=3.81 s
Total time=t+t=4.24+3.81=8.05s
The ball will take further 3.81 s to fall back to floor, where its velocity before striking the floor =272 ms.
Velocity of ball after striking the floor
=
9
10
×272

=24.32 m s
Total time elapsed before upwardmotion of ball =8.05+3.81=11.86s
Thus the speed-time graph of thismotion will be as shown in figure.
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