a ball is dropped from an initial height of 2 meters. In each bounce the ball rebounds to 70 percent of its height at the start of the previous bounce.
a) write a recursion formula that represents the height of the ball after each bounce
b)determine the height of the ball after each of the first five bounces
a) write a recursion formula that represents the height of the ball after each bounce
b)determine the height of the ball after each of the first five bounces
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2x.7 = 1.4
1.4x.7 = 0.98
0.98x.7 = 0.686
0.686x.7 = 0.4802
0.4802x.7 = 0.33614
Hn = 2(0.7^n)
1.4x.7 = 0.98
0.98x.7 = 0.686
0.686x.7 = 0.4802
0.4802x.7 = 0.33614
Hn = 2(0.7^n)