A basketball player's hang time is the time spent in the air when shooting a basket. The formula t=d
d/2 Models hang time, t, in seconds, in terms of the vertical distance of a player's jump, d, in feet. When a particular player dunked a basketball, his hang time for the shot was approximately 1.28 seconds. What was the vertical distance, d, of his jump, rounded to the nearest tenth?
Answer: 6.5 feet
1.27=
(2X1.27)^{2}=d
d=2.54^{2}
d=6.4516 feet (Round)
d=6.5 feet