document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077345>Question 1077345</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the length of a cord stretched on the 5th bounce, when Nora jumps. her initial stretch length was 140' and the stretch decreases by 70% each time in a geometric sequence. round to the nearest tenth. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i tried the equation:  a5= 140•0.7^5-1 and got an answer of 33.6. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "but then when i subtracted 70% from each bounce, i ended up with 1.1. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "im confused on what i did wrong  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #694428 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><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=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=694428\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The stretch decreases by 70% each time. Therefore, each successive stretch is only 30% of the previous stretch. So, the 5th bounce would be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "140*(0.3)^5, or .3402 ft. &#9786;&#9786;&#9786;&#9786; </SPAN>\n" );
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