Michael Jordan was an incredible basketball player in the 1990’s. He could jump 48 inches high! (1 inch = 2.54 cm, 1 m = 100 cm) a) When he jumped straight up, what was his initial velocity? b) If Michael Jordan could play basketball on the Moon, which has an acceleration of gravity of 1.6 m/s^2, how high could he jump? c) What is Michael’s hang time (total time in the air) on the Earth and on the Moon?
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