Solve each application problem.

(7pts each)

12. A square with a side length of eight feet is cut into fourths. One
of the fourths is shaded. Then, one of the unshaded fourths is
cut into fourths and one of them is shaded, etc. If this process
is continued indefinitely, how many square feet is shaded?

13. A ball is dropped from a height of 8 feet and begins bouncing

as shown in the figure. The height of each bounce is 65% of the
height of the previous bounce. Find the total vertical distance
the ball travels before coming to rest.

14. A triangular brick wall is made by cutting some bricks in half to use in
the first column of every other row (see figure). The wall has 32
rows. The first row is one-half brick wide, the second row is 1 brick
wide, the third row is 1.5 bricks. How many bricks are in the finished
wall?