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When dropped, a golf ball bounces to 75% of its previous height on each successive bounce. Someone drops a golf ball from the top of Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and its first bounce reaches 2041.5 feet. What is the peak height of the ball after the tenth bounce?

User Eddie Xie
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Answer:

1531.125

Explanation:

2041.5/0.75=1531.125

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