A ball is dropped from the top of a 1,000 foot building. The height of the ball is half its original height after each bounce.

Part 1: What will the height of the ball be after 9 bounces?
Part 2: Using complete sentences, explain the procedure taken to answer this question.

Question

A ball is dropped from the top of a 1,000 foot building. The height of the ball is half its original height after each bounce. 

Part 1: What will the height of the ball be after 9 bounces? 
Part 2: Using complete sentences, explain the procedure taken to answer this question.

anonymous · Answer

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this looks interesting O.o

the original height was 1000

it decreases by 1/2 each bounce..

so the pattern must be 1000(1-0.5^n) where n represents the bounces..

How does it work?

well look at how n is 1 than its 1-0.5 = 0.5 x1000 = 500.. an so on