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A basketball player jumps straight up for a ball. To do this, he lowers his body 0.270 m and then accelerates through this distance by forcefully straightening his legs. This player leaves the floor with a vertical velocity sufficient to carry him 0.940 m above the floor.

**Problem Statement:**

A basketball player jumps straight up for a ball. To do this, he lowers his body 0.270 m and then accelerates through this distance by forcefully straightening his legs. This player leaves the floor with a vertical velocity sufficient to carry him 0.940 m above the floor.

**Part (a): Calculate his velocity (in m/s) when he leaves the floor.**  
(Enter a number.)  
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ m/s  

**Part (b): Calculate his acceleration (in m/s²) while he is straightening his legs.**  
He goes from zero to the velocity found in part (a) in a distance of 0.270 m. (Enter a number.)  
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ m/s²  

**Part (c): Calculate the force (in N) he exerts on the floor to do this, given that his mass is 112 kg.**  
(Enter a number.)  
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ N  

**Instructions:**

- Provide numerical answers in the boxes provided.
- Calculations should be based on the physics of motion, considering the given distances, velocities, and mass.
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Transcribed Image Text:**Problem Statement:** A basketball player jumps straight up for a ball. To do this, he lowers his body 0.270 m and then accelerates through this distance by forcefully straightening his legs. This player leaves the floor with a vertical velocity sufficient to carry him 0.940 m above the floor. **Part (a): Calculate his velocity (in m/s) when he leaves the floor.** (Enter a number.) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ m/s **Part (b): Calculate his acceleration (in m/s²) while he is straightening his legs.** He goes from zero to the velocity found in part (a) in a distance of 0.270 m. (Enter a number.) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ m/s² **Part (c): Calculate the force (in N) he exerts on the floor to do this, given that his mass is 112 kg.** (Enter a number.) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ N **Instructions:** - Provide numerical answers in the boxes provided. - Calculations should be based on the physics of motion, considering the given distances, velocities, and mass.
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