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ZincPony
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Homework Statement
Figure out the total distance traveled by a ball bouncing vertically when its dropped from a height of 6 ft above the ground and the time the ball was in motion for.
G 32ft/s^2
ball one dropped from 72 inches bounced back up 53 inches with a Coefficient of restitution of .736
Homework Equations
the distance i figured would be the CR of each bounce up times 2, with the initial drop the ball traveled 178inches with just one bounce.
72 drop down + (2(53 bounce[up + down])) + (2(53xCR)) + ...
How do i figure out how to calculate the distance without punching in the CR and calculating each bounce up and down
The Attempt at a Solution
I got the Coefficient of restitution for each ball tested, but I am having some trouble with figuring out the time and distance problem.