A Tennis Ball Bounces on the Floor Three Times

question 4

Multiple Choice

A tennis ball bounces on the floor three times. If each time it loses 22.0% of its energy due to heating, how high does it rise after the third bounce, provided we released it 2.3 m from the floor?

• A) 110 cm
• B) 11 cm
• C) 110 mm
• D) 140 cm

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