A basketball player achieves a hang time of
0.75 s in dunking the ball.
What vertical height will he attain? The
acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .
Answer in units of m
To calculate the vertical height the basketball player will attain, we can use the formula:
h = (1/2) * g * t^2
Where:
h = vertical height
g = acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s^2)
t = hang time (0.75 s)
First, substitute the given values into the formula:
h = (1/2) * 9.8 * (0.75)^2
Simplify the equation:
h = 0.5 * 9.8 * 0.5625
h = 2.745 m
Therefore, the basketball player will attain a vertical height of 2.745 meters.