SOLUTION: This is from geoemetric sequences, please i need help with this question. A ball is dropped from a height of 33 m. The elasticity of this ball is such that it rebounds 5 over 7

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Question 1143362: This is from geoemetric sequences, please i need help with this question.
A ball is dropped from a height of 33 m. The elasticity of this ball is such that it rebounds 5 over 7 of the distance it has fallen. How high, to the nearest tenth of a metre, does the ball rebound on the 6th bounce?

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




The ball rebounds 4.4 m on the 6th bounce

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