Question

A ball is dropped from a height of 16 ft. Each
time it hits the ground, it bounces off half of
its previous height. The ball is caught when the
height of its bounce is 4 ft. Find the total vertical
distance covered by the ball before it is caught.​

Answer 1

Answer:

16 ft up to down + 8 down to up+ 8 up to down +4 down to up and caught = 36ft