SOLUTION: Can someone help me? Thank you. When superballs sprang upon the scene in the 1960s, kids across the US were amazed that these hard rubber balls could bounce to 90% of the height f

Question 1092083: Can someone help me? Thank you.
When superballs sprang upon the scene in the 1960s, kids across the US were amazed that these hard rubber balls could bounce to 90% of the height from which they were dropped. If a superball is dropped from a height of 2m, how far does it travel until it stops bouncing?
How can I set up? Is it finite or infinite geometric series?

Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Infinite series.
Start at , travel up to .
Start at , travel up to ,
Start at , travel up to
.
.
.
So then it's the sum of

Looks like the pattern is,

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