document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=339877>Question 339877</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the bob of a pendulum swings through an arc of 24cm long on its first swing. if each succesive swing is apporximately 5/6ths the length of the preceding swing, use an infinite geometric series to approximate the total distance the bob travels </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Infinite geometric series.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sum = a/(1-r)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sum = 24/(1-(5/6)) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 24/1-6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 144 cm<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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