WILEY ETEXT FUND. OF PHYSICS +WEBASSIGN
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Chapter 2, Problem 62P
A basketball player grabbing a rebound jumps76.0 cm vertically. How much total time (ascent and descent) does the player spend (a) in the top 15.0 cm of this jump and (b) in the bottom 15.0 cm? (The player seems to hang in the air at the top.)
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