A 22 oz basketball with circumference 29.5 inches is dropped from rest from a he

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A 22 oz basketball with circumference 29.5 inches is dropped from rest from a height of 2 meters (2 meters from the floor to its center of mass). A small ball with mass 35 g is initially positioned on top of the basketball, and the two are dropped together simultaneously. The basketball collides elastically with the floor, and the small ball collides elastically with the basketball.

(a) What is the speed of the small ball immediately after colliding with the basketball?

(b) What is the maximum height reached by the small ball after the collision?

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