SOLUTION: Hello If a pro basket ball player has a verticle leap of about 20 inches what is his hang time? Use the hang time function V=48T^2 His hand time is ___seconds simplify asnwer

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Question 332405: Hello
If a pro basket ball player has a verticle leap of about 20 inches what is his hang time? Use the hang time function V=48T^2
His hand time is ___seconds
simplify asnwer, type an integer,or decimal round to the nearest tenth
Thank you
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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V=48T^2 = 20
48t^2 = 20
t^2 = 20/48 = 5/12
t+=+sqrt%285%2F12%29
= 0.645 seconds