A ball is dropped from a certain height. The function below represents the height f (n), in feet, to which the ball bounces at the nth bounce.

f (n) = 9 (0.7) n

What does the number 9 in the function represent?

Number of times the ball was dropped.

Height from which the ball was dropped.

Height to which the ball will bounce at the nth bounce.

Number of times the ball bounces at the nth bounce.

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4 May, 04:16

A ball is dropped from a certain height. The function below represents the height f (n), in feet, to which the ball bounces at the nth bounce.

f (n) = 9 (0.7) n

What does the number 9 in the function represent?

Number of times the ball was dropped.

Height from which the ball was dropped.

Height to which the ball will bounce at the nth bounce.

Number of times the ball bounces at the nth bounce.

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Phoebe Huff · Answer 1

We are given a function of the bouncing of the ball expressed as f (n) = 9 (0.7) n in which n is an integer as the number of times the ball has dropped. 9 represents the initial height of the ball and 0.7 is the percent of which the height is reserved