SOLUTION: A ball is dropped from 30 meters. It bounces to 88 % of its previous height on each bounce. How high will the ball bounce on its 5th bounce?
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Question 564302: A ball is dropped from 30 meters. It bounces to 88 % of its previous height on each bounce. How high will the ball bounce on its 5th bounce?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To analyze problem, let = the starting height
let = the fraction of the previous height that
is the next height
starting height:
After 1st bounce,
After 2nd bounce,
After 3rd bounce,
After 4th bounce,
After 5th bounce,
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This sequence is , , ,
, ,
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given:
m
On it's 5th bounce, ball will reach heigh of
m
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