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A racquetball (diameter 8.00 cm, mass 60.0 g) is held a negligible distance above a basketball (diameter 30.0cm, mass 610. g). The bottom of the basketball is 4.00 m above a hard floor e.g. at the height of the second-floor railing of the physics building. The two balls are dropped together from rest. The basketball bounces off the floor and strikes the racquetball. All collisions have 0.700 coefficient of restitution. Neglecting aerodynamic effects, calculate the height to which the racquetball would rebound, if the ceiling is not an obstacle.