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A ball is dropped from rest at the top of a 6.10 m tall building, falls straight downward, collides inelastically with the ground, and bounces back. The ball loses 10.0% of its kinetic energy every time it collides with the ground.

How many bounces can the ball make and still reach a windowsill that is 2.44 m above the ground?

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A ball is dropped from rest at the top of a 6.10 m tall building, falls straight downward, collides inelastically with the ground, and bounces back. The ball loses 10.0% of its kinetic energy every time it collides with the ground. How many bounces can the ...

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