document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=935194>Question 935194</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me to solve two questions : 1&#12289;A basketball is dropped from a height and it rebounds. Each time the basketball rebounds it rebounds to a height that is 4/5 of its previous height. The ball is dropped from a height of 200 centimeters. What height will the ball bounce to on the third rebound? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Initial Height = 200 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It falls to the ground, then bounces up to a height of (4/5)*200 = 160 cm. This is  after bounce 1.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It falls back down, and then rebounds to (4/5)*(160) = 128 cm. This is after bounce 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, for bounce 3, it rebounds to a height of (4/5)*(128) = 102.4 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Initial Height: 200 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height after bounce 1: 160 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height after bounce 2: 128 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Height after bounce 3: 102.4 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Question: \"What height will the ball bounce to on the third rebound? \"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: <font color=\"red\">102.4 cm</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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