A center throws a basketball m = 1 kg straight up with an initial speed of vo = 9.5 m/s. He releases the ball at shoulder height ho = 1.9 m. Let gravitational potential energy be zero at ground level. (a) Give the total mechanical energy of the ball E in terms of maximum height hm it reaches, the mass m, and the gravitational acceleration g. (b) What is the height, hm in meters?

A center throws a basketball m = 1 kg straight up with an initial speed of vo = 9.5 m/s. He releases the ball at shoulder height ho = 1.9 m. Let gravitational potential energy be zero at ground level. (a) Give the total mechanical energy of the ball E in terms of maximum height hm it reaches, the mass m, and the gravitational acceleration g. (b) What is the height, hm in meters?

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