Question

A rubber ball dropped on a hard surface takes a sequence of bounces, each one 3/5 as high as the preceding one. If this ball is dropped from a height of 10 feet, what is the total vertical distance it has traveled after it hits the surface the 5th time?

Answer 1

Welcome to QC!
Can you provide the answer choices?

Answer 2

-46 14/125
-36 14/125
-43 111/125
-23 7/125

Answer 3

Thanx, so what do u think the answer is?

Answer 4

I'm not sure, maybe the last one?

Answer 5

So we have, a rubber ball dropped on a hard surface takes a sequence of bounces, each one 1/6 as high as the preceding one.

Answer 6

to figure out If this ball is dropped from a height of 12 feet, how far will it have traveled when it hits the surface the fifth time.

Answer 7

once the ball is dropped on hard surface it bounces 1/6 of preceding one and comes down the same distance.

Answer 8

So basically.

Answer 9

When the ball is dropped from 12 feet height

Answer 10

after first hit = 12x 1/6 up +12 x 1/6 down = 4

Answer 11

Is this making sense so far?

Answer 12

kinda yea

Answer 13

now what?

Answer 14

Ok so, new height= 12x 1/6=2feet

Answer 15

so we went from the height of 10 to the height of 12?

Answer 16

I believe so

Answer 17

okay, im following

Answer 18

Wait now im confused 🤔

Answer 19

i was confused too, because it said "from a height of 10 feet" and you went on talking about 12 feet, which lost me

Answer 20

ya im confusing myself here

Answer 21

i was just confused on how you went from 10 feet to 12 feet

Answer 22

same, I think I got my math wrong

Answer 23

lol it's okay, it happens

Answer 24

do you still understand on how to do the problem?

Answer 25

I think ya

Answer 26

howd up

Answer 27

okay