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Posted by asdfghjkl on Friday, September 24, 2010 at 4:41pm.

The best leaper in the animal kingdom is the puma, which can jump to a height of 12.4 ft when leaving the ground at an angle of 38°. With what speed, in SI units, must the animal leave the ground to reach that height?

physics - bobpursley, Friday, September 24, 2010 at 4:43pm
change ft to m.

Vf^2=Vi^2+2gd
0=(VSin38)^2+2(-9.8)h
solve for V

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