document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=226395>Question 226395</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if a basketball player has a vertical leap of about 20 inches. what is his hang time?use the hang-time function v=48t^2 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168594 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168594\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem gives you:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v=48t^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v is \"vertical leap\" (in inches)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t is time (in seconds)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in the given \"vertical leap\" of 20 inches and solve for t:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v=48t^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=48t^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20/48 = t^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.645 seconds = t (hang time) </SPAN>\n" );
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