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6 May, 00:46

A basketball player is running at 5.00 m/s directly toward the basket when he jumps into the air to dunk the ball. He maintains his horizontal velocity. What vertical velocity does he need to rise 0.750 m above the floor?

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  1. 6 May, 00:56
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    3.834 m/s

    Explanation:

    h = 0.750 m

    vx = 5 m/s

    Let the initial vertical velocity is vy.

    Final vertical velocity is zero

    use third equation of motion along y axis

    v^2 = vy^2 - 2 x g x h

    0 = vy^2 - 2 x 9.8 x 0.75

    vy^2 = 14.7

    vy = 3.834 m/s
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