document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=18396>Question 18396</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that a ball is dropped from a height of 30ft and that each bounce reaches to 3/8 of the previous height.   How high will the ball bounce on the second bounce? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #8786 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MelanieBCC><B>MelanieBCC(40)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MelanieBCC><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=8786\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The formula to solve this exponential equation is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where C is the constant, in this case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=C=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"C=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "a is the rate of change, in this case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and x is the number of times the ball is bounced.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first bounce: <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "second bounce: <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%282%29=4.21875 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%282%29=4.21875\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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