document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=373296>Question 373296</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rubber ball rebounds to half the height it drops.  If the ball is dropped from a rooftop 18 m above the ground, what is the total distance traveled by the time it hits the ground the third time?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I appreciate the help, I am stuck on how to solve this. Math has never been my strong point! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #265739 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=265739\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><font face=\"Tahoma\">Okay, let's go through this exercise. <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The ball is dropped from 18 meters.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It bounces up to 9 m, and then hits the ground a second time.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This time it bounces up to 4.5 m and then hits the ground a third time.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we actually need to add up 5 different distances to get the total.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So for total distance traveled, we should have:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18+9+9+4.5+4.5=45 meters<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The ball should have traveled a total distance of 45 meters.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you draw a picture it should help quite a bit.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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