5. Projectile Motion
Positive (Upward) Launch
Problem 3.57a
Textbook Question
Textbook Question(II) An Olympic long jumper is capable of jumping 8.0 m. Assuming his horizontal speed is 9.1 m/s as he leaves the ground, how long is he in the air and how high does he go? Assume that he lands standing upright—that is, the same way he left the ground.
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