Concept explainers
Calculate your personal 'hang time,' the time your feet are off the ground during a vertical jump.
The personal “hang time”.
Answer to Problem 60A
The hang time is less than 1 second that is 0.32 s.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The acceleration due to gravity is given as:
Formula used:
For time:
Where,
Calculation:
Hang time is an amount of time that a jumper is off the ground. Greatest ever basketball players have the hang time of less than 1 second. Let us calculate our hang time, by measuring our own vertical jump. For an average jump,
Conclusion:
Thus, the hang time is less than 1 second that is 0.32 s.
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