Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 2 - Motion Along a Straight Line - Problems - Page 36: 62a

Answer

The total time in the top $15.0~cm$ of this jump is $0.35~s$

Work Step by Step

At the top of the jump, $v = 0$ We can find the time it takes for the player to fall from $76.0~cm$ to $61.0~cm$: $y = \frac{1}{2}at^2$ $t = \sqrt{\frac{2y}{a}}$ $t = \sqrt{\frac{(2)(0.15~m)}{9.8~m/s^2}}$ $t = 0.175~s$ Since the time to move from $61.0~cm$ up to $76.0~cm$ is also $0.175~s$, the total time in the top $15.0~cm$ of this jump is $0.35~s$
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