A ball is dropped from a height of 14 feet and bounces. Suppose
that each bounce is 3/4 of the height of the bounce before. Thus,
after the ball hits the floor for the first time, it rises to a height
of feet, etc. (Assume
and no air resistance.)
A.
Find an expression for the height, in feet, to which the ball rises
after it hits the floor for the th time:
B.
Find an expression for the total vertical distance the ball has
traveled, in feet, when it hits the floor for the first, second, third
and fourth times:
first time: D =
second time: D =
third time: D =
fourth time: D =
C.
Find an expression, in closed form, for the total vertical distance
the ball has traveled when it hits the floor for the th time.
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