A basketball player jumps straight up for a ball. To do this, he lowers his body 0.340 m and then accelerates through this distance by forcefully straightening his legs. This player leaves the floor with a vertical velocity sufficient to carry him 0.880 m above the floor.   (a) Calculate his velocity (in m/s) when he leaves the floor.    (b) Calculate his acceleration (in m/s2) while he is straightening his legs. He goes from zero to the velocity found in part (a) in a distance of 0.340 m.   (c) Calculate the force (in N) he exerts on the floor to do this, given that his mass is 120 kg.

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A basketball player jumps straight up for a ball. To do this, he lowers his body 0.340 m and then accelerates through this distance by forcefully straightening his legs. This player leaves the floor with a vertical velocity sufficient to carry him 0.880 m above the floor.
 
(a) Calculate his velocity (in m/s) when he leaves the floor. 
 
(b) Calculate his acceleration (in m/s2) while he is straightening his legs. He goes from zero to the velocity found in part (a) in a distance of 0.340 m.
 
(c) Calculate the force (in N) he exerts on the floor to do this, given that his mass is 120 kg. 

 

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