SOLUTION: please help me solve this problem .
A ball is dropped from a height of 6 meters and returns to about 7/8 of its
previous height on each bounce. About how far will the ball trav
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Question 1075599: please help me solve this problem .
A ball is dropped from a height of 6 meters and returns to about 7/8 of its
previous height on each bounce. About how far will the ball travel before it
comes to rest?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
This is a geometric series with 4=7/8
Sum is a/(1-r)=6/(1-(7/8))=6/(1/8)=48 m.
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