The world record long jump was set by Mike Powel in 1991 at the World Championships in Athletics (Tokyo). After a running start he jumped 8.95 m reaching a maximum height of 1.80 m.
a) Solve for his initial velocity in the x and y-direction.
b) How fast did he have to run and at what angle did he leave the ground?
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