SOLUTION: The ball is dropped from a height of 1 m and on each bounce rise to 1/2 of its previous height. What is the total (up and down ) distance it will travel in metres?
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Question 1168142: The ball is dropped from a height of 1 m and on each bounce rise to 1/2 of its previous height. What is the total (up and down ) distance it will travel in metres?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The sum of the down distances is:
The sum of the up distances is:
Down plus Up = 3 meters.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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