A basketball star covers 2.80 m horizontally in a jump to dunk the ball. His motion through space can be modeled precisely as that of a particle at his center of mass. His center of mass is at elevatio when he leaves the floor. It reaches a maximum height of 1.80 m above the floor and is at elevation 0.860 m when he touches down again. (a) Determine his time of flight (his "hang time"). 0.836 (b) Determine his horizontal velocity at the instant of takeoff. 3.35 m/s (c) Determine his vertical velocity at the instant of takeoff. 3.91 A m/s (d) Determine his takeoff angle. ° above the horizontal (e) For comparison, determine the hang time of a whitetail deer making a jump with center-of-mass elevations y; = 1.20 m, ymax = 2.65 m, and y, = 0.780 m.

A basketball star covers 2.80 m horizontally in a jump to dunk the ball. His motion through space can be modeled precisely as that of a particle at his center of mass. His center of mass is at elevatio when he leaves the floor. It reaches a maximum height of 1.80 m above the floor and is at elevation 0.860 m when he touches down again. (a) Determine his time of flight (his "hang time"). 0.836 (b) Determine his horizontal velocity at the instant of takeoff. 3.35 m/s (c) Determine his vertical velocity at the instant of takeoff. 3.91 A m/s (d) Determine his takeoff angle. ° above the horizontal (e) For comparison, determine the hang time of a whitetail deer making a jump with center-of-mass elevations y; = 1.20 m, ymax = 2.65 m, and y, = 0.780 m.

College Physics

11th Edition

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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