SOLUTION: please help me i wanna see if this is the answer If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 30 inches, what is his hangtime? Use the hang-time function V= 48 T^2

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If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 30 inches, what is his hangtime? Use the hang-time function V= 48 T^2
His hang time is ??? "Simplify your answer. Type an integer or a decimal. Round to the nearest tenth"

I got .8 seconds, is this right???

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 30 inches, what is his hangtime? Use the hang-time function V= 48 T^2
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30 = 48T^2
t^2 = 30/48 = 15/24
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t = sqrt(15/24)
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t = 0.79 seconds
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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