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Medgirl314
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Homework Statement
From a stationary standing position, a basketball player leaps straight up, reaching a height og 1.0 m above the ground. How long is the player in the air?
Homework Equations
I think I could use y=y0t+v0t+1/2at^2
The Attempt at a Solution
I've found the formula that looks best to use for this problem. I know a=9.8 m/s^2. I know, letting up be positive, that y=1.0 m and yinital=0 m. The equation I want to use wants me to know the inital velocity. How do I find it? I don't think it is zero, because he's leaping up. I could use v^2=v0^2=2aΔx, but I don't know the final velocity, either.
Thanks in advance for clarification!