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An athlete jumps at a speed of 4m/s at an angle of 23°. how long does the athlete stay in the air? a. 0.55s b. 0.75s c. 0.92s
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We only care about the vertical component of the athlete’s position vector, which at time t is
y = (4 m/s) sin(23º) t – 1/2 g t²
where g is the acceleration due to gravity.
The athlete stays airborne for as long as y > 0, which happens for
(4 m/s) sin(23º) t – 1/2 (9.80 m/s²) t² > 0
t (1.56 m/s – (4.9 m/s²) t) > 0
==> 0 < t < (1.56 m/s)/(4.9 m/s²)
==> 0 < t < 0.319 s
so the answer is D.
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