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a ball rebounds 1/2 of the height from which it is dropped. The ball is dropped from a height of 136 feet and keeps on bouncing. How far will it traveled when it strikes the ground the third time?
136 + 2*68 + 2*34 = 136 + 136 + 68 = __?
You have to stop adding after three bounces. 136 is the distance it falls on the first drop.
a ball rebounds 1/2 of the height from which it is dropped. The ball is dropped from a height of 136 feet and keeps on bouncing. How far will it traveled when it strikes the ground the third time?
It would have traveled 17 feets after the third time

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