JEE Main Physics question
A ball strikes a horizontal floor at an angle . The coefficient of restitution between the ball and the floor is . The fraction of its kinetic energy lost in the collision is
Answer: (B)
Solution
The tangential velocity component is unchanged by the (smooth) impact; only the normal component is reduced by factor . With , incoming normal and tangential components are
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