document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177677>Question 177677</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not sure if this is the right topic it may be quadratic, sorry for the confusion, I have no idea what this is or how to do it. Please help<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 30 inches, what is his hang time? Use the hang-time function V=48T^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #132683 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=132683\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <FONT FACE=\"Times New Roman\" SIZE=\"4\">Just substitute 30 for V and then solve for T.  The thing is, you really don't have a hang time function.  What you have is vertical leap as a function of time.  What you need is hang time as a function of vertical leap.  Just divide both sides by 48 and then take the square root:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\huge T = sqrt{\frac {V}{48}}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now all you have to do is substitute 30 for V and do the arithmetic.</FONT> </SPAN>\n" );
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