Bouncing Ball Distance Traveled Example

Learn how to calculate the distance a ball travels when dropped from a building using Geometric Series in this free math video tutorial by Mario's Math Tutoring.

0:38 Diagram of Ball Being Dropped with Successive Bounces
1:06 Writing the Distances as a Sequence
1:50 Using the Finite Geometric Series Formula

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[omnibrain]

This is exactly what I have been looking for!Thank you Mr. Mario.I am grateful.

[faithruetas]

This video is awesome! Thank you for the very clear explanation as well as the helpful drawing

[asimkumarmahato]

A ball is dropped from a height of 200 m. The ball after each bounce rises vertically by h the previous height (This means at the first bounce it rises by 50 m, by 25 m at the second boun and so on). What is the vertical distance travelled by the ball between the first and the fifth bounces? Sir please solve this.

[satviikk]

A ball if dropped from some height then it will again jump 10% of the
initial height. If we drop it from 45 ft, then how many jumps it will take
(or maybe how much distance it covered) before coming to rest.

[BUTIKIStudios]

what if you want to compute the total distance after the ball stops bouncing?

[nhadslpksufi]

What s the aparature we use to measure the height of jumping of a ball?

[tatumsbennett]

OH I DID NOT THINK OF GEOMETRIC SEQUENCE, *THANK YOU*

[sukabled]

I sm only therteen years old so i dont understand alot but can we know how many jumps the ball can do in only one base

[spectre]

Hi, is this free fall in kinematics??

[moemoe-exhy]

Why we do not use sigma notation ar n-1?

[joshuajey]

to calculate the sum you put the r as 9 but the second r (1-r) you put 0.75 why is that?