Question

A person is given one push on a tire swing and then allowed to swing freely. On the first swing the person travels a distance of 14 feet. On each successive swing, the person travels 80% of the distance of the previous swing. What is the total distance the person swings?

Answer 1

Sum of a Geometric Series

Answer 2

how do i find that

Answer 3

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Answer 4

a / 1-r

Answer 5

so what would te 1-r be in this problem

Answer 6

a is the first term

r is the ratio of the second term to the first term

Answer 7

a=14
r=80%

Answer 8

yes, r = 80% = 80/100 = 0.8

Answer 9

so it is 14/0.8

Answer 10

no no noo

14/ 1 - 0.8