SOLUTION: You drop a ball from a height of 1.5 meters. Each curved path has 71% of the height of the previous path. a. Write a rule for the sequence using centimeters. The initial height is

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Question 1033017: You drop a ball from a height of 1.5 meters. Each curved path has 71% of the height of the previous path.
a. Write a rule for the sequence using centimeters. The initial height is given by the term n = 1.
b. What height will the ball be at the top of the sixth path?
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the initial height is n=1,then the equation for each successive bounce is
h=.71^n
Our initial height is 1.5 meters, or 150 cms. Our height on the sixth path is:
150 X .71^6, or 150 X .090959201,or 13.643 cms!!!!!!!