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A bouncing tennis ball rebounds each time to a height equal to one half the height of the previous bounce. If it is dropped from a height of 16 m , find the total distance it has travelled when it hits ground for the 10th time :

A

47(15/16)

B

37(5/16)

C

67(11/16)

D

none of these

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