A graph to represent the height of the ball after each bounce
Answer to Problem 4CYP
The sequence is
The graph is below
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
A tennis ball is dropped from a height of 12 feet and each bounce back 80% the height of the previous bounce
The ball bounces back to a height of 80% of its previous height, then
And
Concept Used:
The equation for nth term is
The ratio is given by the formula
Calculation:
In order to find the sequence of each bounce of ball is as shown below,
The sequence is
The graph is below
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