Conceptual Physics (12th Edition)

Published by Addison-Wesley
ISBN 10: 0321909100
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-910-7

Chapter 7 - Think and Explain - Page 129-130: 78

Answer

A Superball cannot bounce higher than its original height if it is dropped from rest.

Work Step by Step

That would violate conservation of energy, because it would have zero KE and more PE at the very end then it started with.
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