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A Bouncing Ball’s Heights Form a Shrinking GP

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Predicting What Comes Next: Exploring Sequences and Progressions · Bouncing-ball applications · 3:50

You'll learn: Generate bounce maxima and find the first bounce below a specified threshold.

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You'll learn: Generate bounce maxima and find the first bounce below a specified threshold.

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