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If the collision of the body with the wall at C is elastic,...

If the collision of the body with the wall at $\mathrm{C}$ is elastic, the successive heights upto which the particle rises on $\mathrm{AB}$ form
(a) Arithmetic progression
(b) Geometric progression
(c) Harmonic progression
(d) None of the above

Key Concepts

Elastic Collision

An elastic collision is one in which there is no loss of kinetic energy during the impact. In such collisions, the speed of the particle immediately before and after the collision remains the same, although its direction may change. This concept is fundamental because it means that the energy properties used to determine subsequent motion remain consistent across collisions.

Conservation of Energy

The conservation of energy principle states that in an isolated system free from non-conservative forces, the total mechanical energy (kinetic plus potential) stays constant. This is important in analyzing projectile motions where kinetic energy is converted to potential energy (and vice versa) as the particle rises and falls, allowing us to compute the maximum height reached after each bounce.

Projectile Motion

Projectile motion refers to the motion of an object thrown into the air, subject only to gravitational acceleration. This principle aids in understanding the particle's trajectory, particularly in calculating how its kinetic energy transforms into potential energy as it rises to its peak and falls back, which is essential for determining successive heights.

Geometric Progression

A geometric progression is a sequence in which each term after the first is found by multiplying the previous term by a constant ratio. When a particle undergoes repeated elastic collisions in a situation where its motion parameters (such as energy or height) diminish by a consistent factor, the resulting sequence of maximum heights is described by a geometric progression.

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