A small ball moves at a constant velocity $v$ along a horizontal surface ant at point $A$ falls into a vertical well of depth $H$ and radius $r$. the velocity of the ball forms an angle $\theta$ with the diameter of the well drawn through point $A$. Determine the relation between $v,H,r,\theta$ for which ball can "get out" of the well after elastic impacts with walls (friction losses should be neglected)
The answer is $\dfrac{nr\cos\theta}{v}=k\sqrt{\frac{2H}{g}}$, where $n,k$ are integers and mutually prime numbers
#My question is :
Since collisions are elastic velocity while falling should get conserved and help the ball to come out and even there is no force changing velocity in horizontal direction, so the ball should come out of the well/ditch without any mathematical condition but this does not happen in my book a particular condition is given.
i want PSE to tell me why is there a particular condition for ball to comeout. why can't the ball come out if it is thew at any angle , at any velocity in the well