An object is dropped from a height from the ground

MATHEMATICS · Single correct · A Level · Mathematics · Sequences and series · Sequences and series

Problem

An object is dropped from a height hh from the ground. Every time it hits the ground it loses 50% of its kinetic energy. The total distance covered as t→∞t \to \infty is (1) 3h (2) ∞\infty (3) 53h\frac{5}{3}h (4) 83h\frac{8}{3}h

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