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A member of the basketball team jumps straight up and their center of mass has a speed of 3.42 m/s as they leave the court. How high above this point is their center of mass at the following times? (Enter your answers in m. Ignore the effects of air resistance, and assume the initial height of their center of mass is at y = 0.)

A member of the basketball team jumps straight up and their center of mass has a speed of 3.42 m/s as they leave the court. How high above this point is their center of mass at the following times? (Enter your answers in m. Ignore the effects of air resistance, and assume the initial height of their center of mass is at y = 0.)

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A member of the basketball team jumps straight up and their center of mass has a speed of 3.42 m / s as they leave the court. How high above this point is their center of mass at the following times? (Enter your answers in m . Ignore the effects of air resistance, and assume the initial height of their center of mass is at y = 0 . )

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