A superball that rebounds 3/10 of the height from which it fell on each bounce is dropped from 38 meters. ?
How high does it rebound, in meters, on the 8 th bounce?
How far does it travel, in meters, before coming to rest?
How high does it rebound, in meters, on the 8 th bounce?
How far does it travel, in meters, before coming to rest?
1 Answer
May 16, 2016
Explanation:
The sequence of heights after leaving is
The space
Now using the polynomial identity
Supposing that
then
So we get
Finally putting all together