Question
A body is dropped from a height h on an inelastic floor of the coefficient of restitution e. Find the total distance travelled by the body before it comes to rest.
Solution
The body is dropped from height h.
Let h1, h2, h3..........be the heights attained by the body after first, second, .... collision.
Total distance travelled by the body just before coming to rest is,
Let h1, h2, h3..........be the heights attained by the body after first, second, .... collision.
Total distance travelled by the body just before coming to rest is,
