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In an obstacle course, runners must jump hurdles that are .84 m high. If the speed of one of the athletes when he is 1.63 meters from the fence is 4m / s on the horizontal axis and 4m / s on the vertical axis. Calculate the maximum height reached and indicate whether or not the jump was successful for that runner. Help :c

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Answer:

0.82 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

v₀ᵧ = 4 m/s

aᵧ = -9.8 m/s²

Find: Δy when vᵧ = 0 m/s

vᵧ² = v₀ᵧ² + 2aᵧΔy

(0 m/s)² = (4 m/s)² + 2 (-9.8 m/s²) Δy

Δy = 0.82 m

The maximum height reached by the athlete is 0.82 meters. The jump is not successful.

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