balls having masses , are held in a vertical stack. The bottom of the ball (lowest) is at a height meter above the ground and the bottom of the ball is at a height meters above the ground. The balls are dropped. Find the minimum number of balls required so that the top most ball ( ) reaches a height of 1 kilometer .
Inspiration - Bouncing balls and David Morin
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