Question

What is the height of each ball on the fifth bounce (i.e., Height 6)? Use the geometric sequence formula, an = a1rn – 1 and show your work.

Answer 1

Ball1 Ball 2
Height 1: 84in 84
Height 2: 64in 69
Height 3: 74in 54
Height 4: 44in 39
Height 5: 54in 54

Answer 2

@wolfe8 ?

Answer 3

How familiar are you with geometric sequences?

Answer 4

not very familiar

Answer 5

Then I advise you to read this: http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/sequences-sums-geometric.html