2 A ball P of mass \(m \mathrm {~kg}\) is held at a height of 12.8 m above a horizontal floor. P is released from rest and rebounds from the floor. After the first bounce, P reaches a maximum height of 5 m above the floor.
Two models, A and B , are suggested for the motion of P .
Model A assumes that air resistance may be neglected.
- Determine, according to model A , the coefficient of restitution between P and the floor.
Model B assumes that the collision between P and the floor is perfectly elastic, but that work is done against air resistance at a constant rate of \(E\) joules per metre.
- Show that, according to model \(\mathrm { B } , \mathrm { E } = \frac { 39 } { 89 } \mathrm { mg }\).
- Show that both models predict that P will attain the same maximum height after the second bounce.