SOLUTION: A certain ball dropped from a height will bounce half the height of its previous bounce for the first two bounces. When the ball hits the floor the third time, it will have trave
Question 1025209: A certain ball dropped from a height will bounce half the height of its previous bounce for the first two bounces. When the ball hits the floor the third time, it will have traveled a total of 35 feet. What height was the bomb dropped? Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
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A certain ball dropped from a height will bounce half the height of its previous bounce for the first two bounces.
When the ball hits the floor the third time, it will have traveled a total of 35 feet. What height was the bomb dropped?
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Your guiding equation is
= .
Simplify it:
= , or
2.5x = 35.
Hence, x = = 14 feet.
