Question

Here's the problem:
The height a ball bounces is less than the height of the previous bounce due to friction. The heights of the bounces form a geometric sequence. Suppose a ball is dropped from 1 meter and rebounds to 95% of the height of the previous bounce. What is the total distance traveled by the ball when it comes to rest?
Here's the question:
How can you write the general term of the sequence?

What does that mean? What is the general term? I know how to solve the actual problem (I think) but I need a little help with that part.

Answer 1

@whpalmer4 ?? Can you help?

Answer 2

@Mertsj ?

Answer 3

@zepdrix ?

Answer 4

@TrashMan914 ?

Answer 5

@RadEn ? Can anybody help?

Answer 6

@skullpatrol ? Anybody?

Answer 7

@mathstudent55 ?