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Question 1:
Michael Jordon jumps 4 feet upwards (1 foot = 0.305 meter). How long does it take him to fall from the peak of his leap back to the ground?
Answer: 4 feet = 1.22 meters.
We know
displacement (x - xo) = -1.22 m
initial velocity vo = 0 m/s
acceleration a = -9.8 m/s^2
Use the kinematic equation
2
(x - xo) = vo * (t - to) + 0.5 * a * (t - to)
2
-1.22 m = 0 - 4.9 m/s^2 * (t - to)
Solve for time
-1.22 m
(t - to) = sqrt( ----------- )
-4.9 m/s^2
= 0.5 s
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