SOLUTION: The time a basketball player spends in the air when shooting a basket is called "the hang time." The vertical leap L measured in feet is related to the hang time "t" measured in se

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Question 1114574: The time a basketball player spends in the air when shooting a basket is called "the hang time." The vertical leap L measured in feet is related to the hang time "t" measured in seconds by the equation L=4t^2. Suppose that a basketball player has a vertical leap of 4 feet 3 inches. Find the hang time for this leap.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4t^2 = 4.25
Solve for t

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