A body starts falling freely from height H hits an inclined plane in its path at height h. As a result of this perfectly elastic impact, the direction of the velocity of the body becomes horizontal. The value of Hh for which the body will take the maximum time to reach the ground is .
Answer
2
Solution
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Free fall through H-h: t1= 2(H-h)g
after impact the velocity is horizontal, vertical motion restarts from rest: t2= 2hg
T= 2g ( H-h+ h )
For maximum T: dTdh=0 12 h= 12 H-h
h=H-h Hh=2
Answer: 2