What is the Maximum Height a Basketball Reaches When Thrown Upward?

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The maximum height reached by a basketball thrown vertically upward with an initial speed of 5.0 m/s from a height of 1.5 m is 2.8 m. This calculation incorporates the acceleration due to gravity, which is 9.8 m/s². The basketball momentarily stops at its peak height before descending, allowing for the determination of the maximum height using kinematic equations. The total height above the floor is calculated by adding the initial height to the height gained during the upward motion.

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A referee throws a basketball veritcally upward with an initial speed of 5.0m/s. Determine the maximum height above the floor reached by the basketball if it starts from a height 1.5m


How do you solve this problem? I have tried but I just don't seem to have enough information. I know acceleration due to gravity is 9.8m/s. I need at least time, initial velocity and acceleration to solve this but I really have no clue how to solve this.

The asnwer is 2.8m
 
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An object thrown upward stops for an instant before it falls back down, so you can make a statement about the final velocity of the upward part of the motion.
 

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