document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=330514>Question 330514</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 35 inches, what is his hang time? Use the hang-time function V=48t^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "His hang time is in how many seconds? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 35 inches, what is his hang time? Use the hang-time function V=48t^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "His hang time is in how many seconds?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "V is given as 35 inches -- plug this into the equation and solve for t:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V=48t^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35=48t^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35/48 = t^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sqrt(35/48) = t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.85 secs = t </SPAN>\n" );
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