form a formula to calculate the time between bounces of a ball

find the time between the first 8 bounces of a bouncing ball

n= 1:8

h=2

g= 9.81

vimpact= sqrt( 2*g*h)

vrebound= .85.*vimpact

tbetweenbounces= vimpact/g

and set the first bounce to t=0

can someone help me form a formula to calculate the time between bounces by using the element-to element method

Answer 1

[Roger Stafford]

Is this homework? You need to work the problem in two stages. First determine the velocity of the first impact from a drop of (presumably) two feet and then the velocity of the first rebound. Next you need to find a formula for the time in terms of the rebound velocity during each bounce. The one you give looks incorrect to me. Use a for-loop to go repeatedly through the first eight bounces calculating the time elapsed during each.

[AngelsaAtWar]

for n= 1:8

if n<2;

    t=0
else

t= vimpact/g

vimpact= vimpact + vrebound;

end

end

This is what I had produced for the for loop