SOLUTION: Suppose you drop a tennis ball from a height of 15ft. After the ball hits the floor, it rebounds to 85% of its previous height. How high will the ball rebound after its third bounc

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Question 1145541: Suppose you drop a tennis ball from a height of 15ft. After the ball hits the floor, it rebounds to 85% of its previous height. How high will the ball rebound after its third bounce?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Consider a geometric progression.

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