How high does the basketball player leap?

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The basketball player reaches a height of 1.0 m during a jump, and the total time spent in the air is calculated using the equations of motion. The acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s², and the final velocity at the peak of the jump is 0 m/s. The time to reach the peak is determined to be 0.204 seconds, and since the ascent and descent times are equal, the total time in the air is 0.408 seconds.

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  • #31
s = Vt - 0.5 at2
1=0-0.5(-9.8)t^2
1=-0.5(-9.8)t^2
t=0.45 s

Thanks! Is that better?
 
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  • #32
Looks good.
 
  • #33
Great, thanks again! So is this my final answer, or is that just the time it took for him to go *up*?
 
  • #34
Great, thanks again! So is this my final answer, or is that just the time it took for him to go *up*?
 
  • #35
Well spotted, I'd missed that. Yes just the time to go up. The time to come down will be the same.
 
  • #36
Great, thanks!
 

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