document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=288271>Question 288271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ball bounces 1/3 of the height from which it is dropped. If it reaches  a height of 3 units  on the third bounce, from what height was it originally dropped ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 3    b 9    c 27   d 81   e 243\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 3 b 9 c 27 d 81 e 243 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = (1/3)(h0) = (1/3)^n*(h0)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h0 = h/(1/3)^n = 3/(1/3)^3 = 3*3^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h0 = 81 units<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b#...h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.....27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.....9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.....3<BR>\n" );
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