4. You drop a ball from a height of 100 metres. Each time it bounces 70% of the previous height. a. Write a rule for the height of the ball after the ??th bounce. b. Find the total vertical distance of the ball has travelled when it hits the ground for the 7th time? (Answer in 2 decimal places if applicable)

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4. You drop a ball from a height of 100 metres. Each time it bounces 70% of the previous height.


a. Write a rule for the height of the ball after the ??th bounce.
b. Find the total vertical distance of the ball has travelled when it hits the ground for the
7th time? (Answer in 2 decimal places if applicable)

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