Question

michael jordan was said to have a hang-time of 3.0 seconds (at least according to a popular nike commercial). use kinematic equations to determine the height to which mj could leap if he was wearing nike shoes and had a hang-time of 3.0 seconds.

Answer 1

V^2=U^2-2gh
H=u^2/2g
H=14.7^2/2•9.8
H=11.025 m