Question

A ball is dropped from a height if 30 feet the ball bounces after each bounce the height attained by the ball is 60% of the previous height write an nth term formula to model the situation what is the maximum height attained by the ball after five bounces
A.0.12ft
B.6.40ft
C.2.33ft
D.1.40ft

Answer 1

This information will be modeled using the formula
thus we shall have:
Sn=ar^n
where:
a=first term
r=common ratio
from the information:
a=30 ft
r=60/100=3/5=0.6
therefore the formula will be
Sn=30(0.6)^n
where n is the number of terms:
thus when n=5 th sum will be:
S5=30(0.6)^5
S5=30(0.6)^5
S5=2.33 ft
Answer: 2.33 ft