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a ballstrikes a rough plane with velocity v and rebounds with velocity v/2. if angle of reflection is equal to angle of incidence then coefficient of friction is???

ans. tan@/3

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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer15 Years ago

vertical impulse=(3v/2)cos@, horizontal impulse=u(3v/2)cos@=(v/2)sin@ implies u=tan@/3