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Grade 11Mechanics

A ball is projected from ground with a velocity V at an angle theeta to the vertical. On its path it makes an elastic colission with a vertical wall and returnes to the ground then find the total time of flight of the ball.

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8 Years agoGrade 11
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8 Years ago
as ball  returnes to the ground it make collision in horizontal direction i.e. at its max height
vertical compoent of velocity = Vcos\Theta
0 = Vcos\Theta – gt
So t = Vcos\Theta/g
Then time of flight = 2t = 2Vcos\Theta/g.
Hope it clears.