SOLUTION: Please help... If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 20 inches, what is his hang time? Use the hang time function V=48T^2

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If a pro basketball player has a vertical leap of about 20 inches, what is his hang time? Use the hang time function V=48T^2
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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plug in 20 for v and solve for t
20=48t^2
20/48=t^2
5/12=t^2
sqrt(5/12)=t