If you drop a ball a height of 5.2 metres and it bounces back to 3/4 of its height after each bounce, then you drop another ball from a height of 4.5 metres and it bounces back to 80% of its height after each bounce.
Which ball is the highest on the second bounce?
Which ball is the highest on the second bounce?
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5.2*(3/4)^2 = 2.925
4.5 *(.8)^2 = 2.88
the 1st
4.5 *(.8)^2 = 2.88
the 1st
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the first ball
first ball
first bounce- 5.2 times 3/4 is 3.9
second bounce- 3.9 times 3/4 is 2.925
second ball
first bounce- 4.5 times 80% is 3.6
second bounce- 3.6 times 80% is 2.88
2.925>2.88
first ball
first bounce- 5.2 times 3/4 is 3.9
second bounce- 3.9 times 3/4 is 2.925
second ball
first bounce- 4.5 times 80% is 3.6
second bounce- 3.6 times 80% is 2.88
2.925>2.88
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5.2*3/4*3/4=2.925 metres.
4.5*0.8*0.8=2.88 metres
the first ball is the highest at second bounce.
4.5*0.8*0.8=2.88 metres
the first ball is the highest at second bounce.