1. Michael Jordan's vertical leap is reported to be 48 inches.

What is his takeoff speed in meters

per second?
2. Bill steps off a 3.0-m-high diving board and drops to the water below. at the same time, ted
jumps upward with a speed of 4.2 m/s from 1.0-m-high diving board Choosing the origin to be to
be at the surface of the water, and upward to be the positive direction, write x-versus-t t
equations of motion for both Bill and Ted.
3. On a hot summer day several swimmers decide to dive from a railroad bridge into the river
below. The swimmers step off the bridge and hit the water approximately 1.5s later. (a) how
high is the bridge? (b) how fast are the swimmers moving when they hit the water?
4. You shoot an arrow into the air. Two seconds later the arrow has gone straight upward to a
height of 30.0 m. What was the arrows initial speed?
5. A juggler throws a beanbag straight up into the air with initial speed 6.00 m/s. The beanbag
leaves the juggler's hand 1.50 m above the floor. The juggler fails to catch the beanbag as it falls
to the floor.
(a) How long is the beanbag in the air?
(b) What is its impact speed?