SOLUTION: A pendulum swings through an arc of 16 inches. On each successive swing, the length of the arc is 96% of the previous length. After 10 swings, what is the total length of the dista
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Question 1035587: A pendulum swings through an arc of 16 inches. On each successive swing, the length of the arc is 96% of the previous length. After 10 swings, what is the total length of the distance the pendulum has swung?
Answer by ikleyn(52790) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Sum of a geometric progression with the first term 16 in and the common ratio 0.96.
Use the formula for the sum of GP, for example, from the lesson Geometric progressions in this site.
The rest is arithmetic calculations.
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