At the beginning of a basketball game, a referee tosses the ball straight up with a speed of 4.6 m/s. a player cannot touch the ball until after it reaches its maximum height and begins to fall down. what is the minimum time that a player must wait before touching the ball? s

At the beginning of a basketball game, a referee tosses the ball straight

up with a speed of 4.6 m/s. a player cannot touch the ball until after it reaches its maximum height and begins to fall down. what is the minimum time that a player must wait before touching the ball? s

kinemaic equation

v=u-at

0=4.6-9.81xt

t=4.6/9.81 ... about half a second

fgravity=10x10=100n case 1

fgravity=30x20=600n case 2

6 times more