Physics

Physics

Problem

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/diraq-contents/question-bank/question-images/e33a5c609379/2025_11_20_598a1660766ae32619b6g-09.jpg) 1979M1. A ball of mass m is released from rest at a distance h above a frictionless plane inclined at an angle of 45∘45^{\circ} to the horizontal as shown above. The ball bounces elastically off the plane at point P1\mathrm{P}_{1} and strikes the plane again at point P2\mathrm{P}_{2}. In terms of g and h determine each of the following quantities: a. The velocity (a vector) of the ball just after it first bounces off the plane at P1\mathrm{P}_{1}. b. The time the ball is in flight between points P1\mathrm{P}_{1} and P2\mathrm{P}_{2}. c. The distance L along the plane from P1\mathrm{P}_{1} to P2\mathrm{P}_{2}. d. The speed of the ball just before it strikes the plane at P2\mathrm{P}_{2}.

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