We are given with
a1 = 2
r = 4
These are components of a geometric series. The first term is 2 and the common ratio is 4. To get the first six terms, we use the formula:
an = a1 r^(n-1)
a1 = 2 (4)^(1-1) = 2
a2 = 2 (4)^(2-1) = 8
a3 = 2 (4)^(3-1) = 32
a4 = 2 (4)^(4-1) = 128
a5 = 2 (4)^(5-1) = 512
a6 = 2 (4)^(6-1) = 2048
So we need to find the sum of the first 5 terms.
You have told me that the first term is 10 meters, and that r = 0.5 per term.
With this knowledge, we can use the formula s_n=a₁((1-r^n)/(1-r)).
Plugging in the terms that we know...
s₅=10((1-0.5⁵)/(1-0.5))
s₅=10(0.96875/0.5)
s₅=10(1.9375)
s₅=19.375
With s₅, we can determine that the ball has traveled a total of 19.375 meters after 5 bounces.
:) Hope this answers your question :)
The answer for this would be x= 38/5
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