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Chapter 4, Problem 28P
(I) Draw the free-body diagram for a basketball player (a) just before leaving the ground on a jump, and (b) while in the air. See Fig. 4-34.
FIGURE 4-34
Problem 28.
28.
- (a) Just before the player leaves the ground, the forces on the player are his weight and the floor pushing up on the player. If the player jumps straight up, then the force of the floor will be straight up – a normal force. See the first diagram. In this case, while touching the floor. FN > mg.
- (b) While the player is in the air. the only force on the player is their weight. See the second diagram.
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