Mark asks…What formulas do I use for this problem and how do I proceed?A person has a vertical leap of 1.0 m. How much time is this person
in the air? With what velocity does this person leave the ground?Nancy answers:Read about "projectile motion":
http://zonalandeducation.com/mstm/physics/mechanics/curvedMotion/projectileMotion/generalSolution/generalSolution.html
(Unlike, say, a bullet from a canon, your person moves only vertically. But the math is the same.)
The basic formula
