A basketball player is running at 5.35 m/s toward the basket when he jumps into the air to dunk the ball. He maintains the same horizontal velocity while in the air.what vertical velocity does he need to rise 0.750m above the floor in m/s?at what horizontal distance from the basket, in meters, must he start his jump to reach his maximum height at the same time as the basket in m?

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Problem 47P: A basketball player is standing on the floor 10.0 m from the basket as in Figure P3.47. The height...
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A basketball player is running at 5.35 m/s toward the basket when he jumps into the air to dunk the ball. He maintains the same horizontal velocity while in the air.

what vertical velocity does he need to rise 0.750m above the floor in m/s?

at what horizontal distance from the basket, in meters, must he start his jump to reach his maximum height at the same time as the basket in m?

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