document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1010995>Question 1010995</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ball is dropped from a height of 30 feet and each time it hits the ground it bounces 0.75 of the previous height. What is the height of the ball after it makes its third bounce? Round to the nearest hundredth of a foot. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  0.47 feet   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  9.49 feet   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  12.66 feet   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  16.88 feet  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #626527 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=626527\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After each bounce the ball is .75 of its previous height...therefore we can write, for height after bounce number b,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h(b) = 30(.75)^b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h(3) = 30(.75)^3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h(3) = 12.66 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Choice C. </SPAN>\n" );
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