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\n" ); document.write( "A ball rebounds one-half the height from which it is dropped.
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document.write( "    counter     0         1         2          3         4        5 \r\n" );
document.write( "    of hits\r\n" );
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document.write( "               down     up down   up down    up down    up down\r\n" );
document.write( "    traveled   128  +  (64+64)  + (32+32)  + (16+16)  + (8+8)        = 368 ft    ANSWER\r\n" );
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