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Question 60338: John's rubber ball bounces exactly half the height from which it is dropped. he drops the ball from a building that is 64 feet tall. How high will the ball bounce on its sixth bounce?
Answer by 303795(602) About Me  (Show Source):
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Bounce 1 64%2A%281%2F2%29=64%2A%281%2F2%29%5E1
Bounce 2 64%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29=64%2A%281%2F2%29%5E2
Bounce 3 64%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29%2A%281%2F2%29=64%2A%281%2F2%29%5E3
Hopefully you can see a pattern here so the 6th bounce will be
Bounce 6 64%2A%281%2F2%29%5E6=64%2A%281%2F64%29=1
So the sixth bounce will reach 1 foot in height.