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Suppose you toss a basketball upward while standing still with an initial velocity of 7 meters/second...

Suppose you toss a basketball upward while standing still with an initial velocity of 7 meters/second and it rises to about 2.45 meters. That's below the standard 3.05 meters (10 feet) for a basketball hoop, so you miss the shot. Which of these would get you the goal

a)

Give the same 7 m/s from the same height, but early in a jump upward at 1 m/s.

b)

From standing still, give a velocity of 8 m/s.

c)

Give the same 7 m/s, but at the top of a jump that takes you more than a meter off the ground.

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