SOLUTION: A ball rebounds one-half the height from which it is dropped. The ball is dropped from a height of 128 ft. and keeps on bouncing. What is the total vertical distance the ball will
Question 1196607: A ball rebounds one-half the height from which it is dropped. The ball is dropped from a height of 128 ft. and keeps on bouncing. What is the total vertical distance the ball will travel from the moment it is dropped to the moment it hits the floor for the fifth time? Answer by ikleyn(52798) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
A ball rebounds one-half the height from which it is dropped.
The ball is dropped from a height of 128 ft. and keeps on bouncing.
What is the total vertical distance the ball will travel
from the moment it is dropped to the moment it hits the floor for the fifth time?
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counter 0 1 2 3 4 5
of hits
down up down up down up down up down
traveled 128 + (64+64) + (32+32) + (16+16) + (8+8) = 368 ft ANSWER
distance