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A ball starts falling with zero initial velocity on a smooth inclined plane forming an angle α with the horizontal. Having fallen the distance h, the ball rebounds elastically off the inclined plane. At a distance l=xhsinα from the impact point the ball rebounds for the second time. Find x.

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The ball strikes the inclined plane (Ox) at point O (origin) with velocity v0=2gh ........ (1)
As the ball elastically rebounds, it recalls with same velocity v0, at the same angle α from the normal or y axis (figure shown below). Let the ball strikes the incline second time at P, which is at a distance l (say) from the point O, along the incline. From the equation
y=v0yt+12wyt2
0=v0cosατ12gcosατ2
where τ is the time of motion of ball in air while moving from O to P.
As τ0, so, τ=2v0g................. (2)
Now from the equation.
x=v0xt+12wxt2
l=v0sinατ+12gsinατ2
so, l=v0sinα(2v0g)+12gsinα(2v0g)2
=4v20sinαg (using 2)
Hence, the sought distance, l=4(2gh)sinαg=8hsinα (Using equation 1)
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