Question 564302: A ball is dropped from 30 meters. It bounces to 88 % of its previous height on each bounce. How high will the ball bounce on its 5th bounce?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! To analyze problem, let  = the starting height
let  = the fraction of the previous height that
is the next height
starting height:
After 1st bounce, 
After 2nd bounce, 
After 3rd bounce, 
After 4th bounce, 
After 5th bounce, 
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This sequence is , ,  ,
 ,  , 
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given:
 m
On it's 5th bounce, ball will reach heigh of
 m
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