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Spud Webb, height 5'7", was one of the shortest basketball players to play in the NBA. But he had an impressive vertical leap; he was reputedly able to jump 110 cm off the ground. a) To jump this high, with what speed would he leave the ground? b) For how much time will he be in the air? c) If he pushes off over a distance of 0.40 m to achieve this vertical leap, what is his acceleration during the pushing-off phase of his jump?

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