A Super Ball rebounds to approximately 89% of the height from which it is dropped.If the ball is dropped from a height of 15 meters, how high will it rebound after the 11th bounce?
A) $\quad 4.96$ meters
B) $4.56$ meters
C) $\quad 370.49$ meters
D) $\quad 5.16$ meters
E) $\quad 4.16$ meters ters

Question

A Super Ball rebounds to approximately 89% of the height from which it is dropped.If the ball is dropped from a height of 15 meters, how high will it rebound after the 11th bounce? 
A) $\quad 4.96$ meters
B) $4.56$ meters
C) $\quad 370.49$ meters
D) $\quad 5.16$ meters
E) $\quad 4.16$ meters ters

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The rebound height after each bounce is 89% of the previous height. After 11 bounces, the height is $15 \times 0.89^{11} \approx 4.16$ meters.

A Super Ball Rebounds to Approximately 89% of the Height 4.96\quad 4.964.96

A Super Ball Rebounds to Approximately 89% of the Height $\quad 4.96$