You take a running jump off the end of a diving platform at a speed of 7 m/s and splash into the water 1.5 seconds later.
a.) How far horizontally do you land from your takeoff point?
b.) How high is the diving platform?

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Part aJust use v=d/td = vtd = 7 x 1.5For part bVf=Vi +atVf=0 + (9.8)(1.5)d= ((Vi + Vf) /2) x td = ((0 + Vf) /2) x 1.5In second equation, use Vf found in first equation

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