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Question : 12 of 27
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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;u=0, a=10\,\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}^{2};
S=90 m,t=?;v=?S=90\,\mathrm{m}, t=? ; v=?
t=2Sat=\sqrt{\frac{2S}{a}}
=2×9010=\sqrt{\frac{2 \times 90}{10}}
=32 s=4.24 s=3\sqrt{2}\,\mathrm{s}=4.24\,\mathrm{s}
v=2aSv=\sqrt{2aS}
=2×10×90=\sqrt{2 \times 10 \times 90}
=302 m/s=30\sqrt{2}\,\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}
Rebound velocity of ball,
u′=910vu'=\frac{9}{10}v
=910×302=\frac{9}{10} \times 30\sqrt{2}
=272 m/s=27\sqrt{2}\,\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}Time to reach the highest point is,
t′=u′at'=\frac{u'}{a}
=27210=\frac{27\sqrt{2}}{10}
=2.72=3.81 s=2.7\sqrt{2}=3.81\,\mathrm{s}
Total time=t+t′=4.24+3.81=8.05 s= t + t' = 4.24 + 3.81 = 8.05\,\mathrm{s}
The ball will take further 3.81 s to fall back to floor, where its velocity before striking the floor =272 m/s=27\sqrt{2}\,\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}.
Velocity of ball after striking the floor
=910×272=\frac{9}{10} \times 27\sqrt{2}
=24.32 m/s=24.3\sqrt{2}\,\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}
Total time elapsed before upwardmotion of ball =8.05+3.81=11.86 s=8.05 + 3.81 = 11.86\,\mathrm{s}
Thus the speed-time graph of thismotion will be as shown in figure.
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