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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
d. 0.32s​

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User Rusev
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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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