need help with word problem.
suppose that a superball dropped from a height of 18 ft always rebounds 1/2 of the distance fallen. approximately how far does the ball travel before coming to rest?

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need help with word problem.
suppose that a superball dropped from a height of 18 ft always rebounds 1/2 of the distance fallen. approximately how far does the ball travel before coming to rest?

alekos · Answer

This boils down to a mathematical series.

So we start with a drop of 18 ft then it goes up 9, back down 9, up 4.5, down 4.5 and so on........

write this down and see what type of pattern you get

anonymous · Answer

i just solved the equation but thanks for your help!! :)

alekos · Answer

what was you answer?

anonymous · Answer

the answer i got was 54. sorry i didn't get a notification that you had replied. thank you for trying to help me

alekos · Answer

Yes, that's right. Well done!