## 39. Group Activity Follow the Bouncing Ball When "superballs" sprang upon the…
MATHEMATICS · Subjective · AP · Calculus BC · Infinite Sequences and Series · Infinite Sequences and Series
Problem
## 39. Group Activity Follow the Bouncing Ball
When "superballs" sprang upon the scene in the 1960s, kids across the United States were amazed that these hard rubber balls could bounce to 90% of the height from which they were dropped. If a superball is dropped from a height of 2 m , how far does it travel until it stops bouncing? [Hint: The ball goes down to the first bounce, then up and down thereafter.]