Determine the x for x^2=81

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Abouncy ball is released from a certain height. on the first bounce, it travels 32cm. with each subsequent bounce, it travels 9/10 the distance of the previous bounce. what is the total distance that the ball has traveled when it completes its 25th bounce?

Fa bus driver leaves her first stop by 7: 00 a.m., her route will take less than 37 minutes. if she leaves after 7: 00 a.m., she estimates that the same route will take no less than 42 minutes. which inequality represents the time it takes to drive the route, r?