A ball moving on a smooth horizontal table hits a rough vertical wall, the coefficient of restitution between ball and wall being 1/3. The ball rebounds at the same angle. The fraction of its kinetic energy lost is___________________?

A. 3-Jan

B. 9-Jan

C. 8/9

D. 3-Feb

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