A small ball rolls off the top landing of the staircase. It strikes the mid-point of the first step and then the mid-point of the second step. The steps are smooth and identical in height and width. The coefficient of restitution between the ball and the first step is
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B
The given situation is shown below

From
to
From
to
, time will become two times.
Applying
in vertical direction, we have



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