Homework Help: MATH

Posted by lISA on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 5:13pm.

IF HANG TIME FOR A SHOT BY A PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER IS O.85 SECONDS WHAT IS THE VERTICAL DISTANCE OF THE JUMP ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST TENTH OF A FOOT?

MATH - Damon, Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 5:22pm
falls for .85/2 = .425 second

h = (1/2) g t^2 = (1/2)(32)(.425^2)
= 2.89 ft = 2.9 ft

Answer this Question

Related Questions

Algebra - Hang time? If a basketball player has a vertical leap of about 30 ...
Algebra - If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of 25 inches, what is ...
physics - The hang-time of a basketball player who jumps a vertical distance of ...
algebra-is this right - A basketball player has a vertical leap of about 36 in. ...
math - Use the function V(T) = 18T2. A basketball player has a vertical leap of ...
Math - If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 35 inches, what ...
math - If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 35 inches, what ...
math-- algebra - If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 25 ...
algebra - If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 20in., what is...
ALGEBRA - If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 35 inches what...

For Further Reading

First Name:
School Subject:
Answer: