Question

A basketball player is running at a constant speed of 2.5m/s when he tosses a ball upward with a speed of 6.0m/s. Ignore air resistance.

1.)Determine the magnitude and direction of the basketball’s velocity initially, when the ball left the player’s hand.

2.)Determine the vertical displacement of the ball away from the player’s hands.

3.)Determine the time of flight of the ball given that it returns to the player’s hand at the same vertical level.

4.)How far does the player run before he catches the ball?

Answer 1