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Total Distance of Bouncing Ball Calculation

The document is a word problem about calculating the total distance traveled by a rubber ball dropped from a rooftop 18m above the ground. It bounces back to half the height each time. The student breaks down the problem step-by-step: the ball drops 18m, then bounces up 9m and back down 9m for the first bounce. The second bounce is half of 9m, or 4.5m up and 4.5m down. Adding up all the distances traveled gives a total of 45m.

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Total Distance of Bouncing Ball Calculation

The document is a word problem about calculating the total distance traveled by a rubber ball dropped from a rooftop 18m above the ground. It bounces back to half the height each time. The student breaks down the problem step-by-step: the ball drops 18m, then bounces up 9m and back down 9m for the first bounce. The second bounce is half of 9m, or 4.5m up and 4.5m down. Adding up all the distances traveled gives a total of 45m.

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Mr.

Cruz
Problem Solving

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills


(1) Mathematical process standards. The student uses
mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical
understanding. The student is expected to:
(A) apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life,
society, and the workplace;
(B)use a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given
information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a
solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problemsolving process and the reasonableness of the solution;
(D) communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their
implications using multiple representations, including symbols,
diagrams, graphs, and language as appropriate;

A rubber ball rebounds to half the height it drops. If


the ball is dropped from a rooftop 18 m above the
ground, what is the total distance traveled by the
time it hits the ground the third time?

a. 31.5 m
b. 40.5 m
c. 45 m
d. 63 m

What information can we use from


the word problem that can help us
figure out the total distance?
The ball dropped from a roof top 18m above the
ground
The ball will rebound (bounce) half the height it
dropped
The ball will hit the ground three times

When the ball drops from the roof top the first
time how long will it drop?

Ball will drop 18m the first


time

Ball will drop 18m


the first time

Ball will go
back up 9m
Then the ball will
drop back down
9m

To find out what half of 18 we need to divide


18 by 2

The ball will hit the ground a


second time and go up only half
the height it dropped

Droppe
d 9m
2dn time it
hits the
ground

Up 4.5
Down
4.5
3rd time it
hits the
ground

To get half the distance of 9 we


divide 9 by 2

So far this is all we


know

The ball will


drop 18m
the first
time

Up
9m
Up
4.5m
Down
9m
Ball hits the ground
the fist time

Ball hits the


ground a second
time

Down
4.5m
Ball hits the
Ground third
time

A rubber ball rebounds to half the height it


drops. If the ball is dropped from a rooftop 18
m above the ground, what is the total distance
traveled by the time it hits the ground the third
time?
To find out half the distance of 18 you divide by 2

18/2=9
Divide 9 by 2 to get half the distance of 9
9/2=4.5
To find out the total distance we need to add
18
+ 9
+ 9
+ 4.5
+ 4.5
= 45

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