document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=314326>Question 314326</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ball is dropped from a height of 16ft. On each bounce it rises half of its previous height. when the ball hits the ground for the seventh time how far has it traveled? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Geometric Series: 16+8+4+2+...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 16 ; r = 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 0< r <1,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S(n) = a/[1-r] = 16/(1/2) = 32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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