When a ball is dropped

Other · Subjective · ISC · Mathematics · Algebra · Geometric progressions

Problem

When a ball is dropped, it rebounds 75% of its height after each bounce. If the ball travels a total distance of 490 cm, from what height was the ball dropped?

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