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Posted by on Monday, February 11, 2013 at 1:15am.

A basketball player can leap upward 0.69 m. What is his initial velocity at the start of the leap?

physics - drwls, Monday, February 11, 2013 at 2:52am
gH = Vo^2/2 from energy conservation

Solve for Vo

Vo = sqrt(2gH)= 3.68 m/s

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