Question

When a ball is tossed to a height of 4 meters above the ground, it always rebounds to 40% of its previous height until it stop.Find the total distance that the ball has covered when it strickes the ground for the fifth time

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Yeah

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find the total distance that the ball has covered when it strikes the ground for the fifth time, we need to find the distance it traveled on each rebound and then sum up those distances.

First, let's determine the distance the ball travels on each rebound. We know that the ball rebounds to 40% of its previous height. Therefore, the distance traveled on each rebound is 4 meters (initial height) * 40% = 1.6 meters.

Now, we can calculate the total distance covered when it strikes the ground for the fifth time. Since the ball rebounds a total of five times, it will travel a distance of 1.6 meters * 5 = 8 meters.

Therefore, the total distance that the ball has covered when it strikes the ground for the fifth time is 8 meters.