For the first one the "-" makes what is in the parenthesis negative. Then the next step would be to combine like terms.
What is the perimeter, in feet, a rectangle whose length is twice its width and whose width is 8 feet?
Hello,
Let's n the number of the bounce
ln(0.7^n)+ln(100) <=ln(1)
==>n*ln(0.7) <=-ln(100)
==>n >=-ln(100)/ln(0.7)
==> n>=12,911392471625765979506986280561
The ball bounces 12 times until the height is less than 1 centimetre
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