document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1167888>Question 1167888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a child on a swing is given a big push. she travels 12 feet on the back-and-fourth swing but only 5/6 as far on each successive back-and-fourth swing. How far (total distance) does she travel before the swing stops?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "back and forth -- not back and fourth....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This will be an infinite geometric series with first term 24 (feet) and common ratio 5/6.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The infinite sum is the first term, divided by (1 minus the common ratio).<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in the numbers and calculate.<br><BR>\n" );
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