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suppose that a ball is dropped from a height of 30 ft. And that each bounce reaches to 3/8 of the previous height.How high will t
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Question 601940: Hi, I would like some help with this question.
suppose that a ball is dropped from a height of 30 ft. And that each bounce reaches to 3/8 of the previous height.How high will the ball bounce on the second bounce?
I got 50.625 in as an answer but I don't think is right
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
suppose that a ball is dropped from a height of 30 ft. And that each bounce reaches to 3/8 of the previous height.How high will the ball bounce on the second bounce?
I got 50.625 in as an answer but I don't think is right
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That's more than the starting height, so it's not likely it's right.
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The 1st bounce is 30*(3/8) ft = 45/4 ft
The 2nd bounce is (45/4)*(3/8) = 135/32 ft =~ 4.22 ft
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Each bounce ht is 30*(3/8)^n, n = bounce #
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