A basketball is dropped from an original height of 9 feet and each bounce, bounces up the distance it fell. How far will it have traveled by the time it hits the ground the fourth time?

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anonymous · Answer

can you imagine the situation Brian?
just think of dropping ball and it bouncing the same height from where you dropped.

anonymous · Answer

It's just the how far the ball traveled the stumps me, I know a1 = 9 and 2/3 is the ratio... @SandeepReddy

anonymous · Answer

9+12+8+16/3 = 34 which is the answer although I don't know where 12, 8, 16/3 came from. @SandeepReddy

anonymous · Answer

how do you know the ratio is 2/3??  can you share your thought process?

anonymous · Answer

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