A basketball player jumps straight up for a ball. To do this, he lowers his body 0.310 m and then accelerates through this distance by forcefully straightening his legs. This player leaves the floor with a vertic velocity sufficient to carry him 0.980 m above the floor. (a) Calculate his velocity (in m/s) when he leaves the floor. (Enter a number.) m/s (b) Calculate his acceleration (in m/s2) while he is straightening his legs. He goes from zero to the velocity found in part (a) in a distance of 0.310 m. (Enter a number.) m/s² (c) Calculate the force (in N) he exerts on the floor to do this, given that his mass is 102 kg. (Enter a number.)

A basketball player jumps straight up for a ball. To do this, he lowers his body 0.310 m and then accelerates through this distance by forcefully straightening his legs. This player leaves the floor with a vertic velocity sufficient to carry him 0.980 m above the floor. (a) Calculate his velocity (in m/s) when he leaves the floor. (Enter a number.) m/s (b) Calculate his acceleration (in m/s2) while he is straightening his legs. He goes from zero to the velocity found in part (a) in a distance of 0.310 m. (Enter a number.) m/s² (c) Calculate the force (in N) he exerts on the floor to do this, given that his mass is 102 kg. (Enter a number.)

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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