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A ball is dropped from a height of 10 m. It bounces to a height of 6m, then 3.6 m, and so on. Find the total distance travelled by the ball.

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Here, on the first bounce, the ball will go 6 m and it will return 6 m.

On the second bounce, the ball will go 3.6 m and it will return 3.6 m, and so on.

Given that, a ball is dropped from a height of 10 m.

∴ Total distance travelled by the ball is = 10 + 2[6 + 3.6 + …]

The terms 6, 3.6 … are in G.P.

a = 6, r = 0.6, |r| = |0.6| < 1

∴ Sum to infinity exists.

∴ Total distance travelled by the ball

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