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My problem
Hello, i just started physics at school, and we had one week of it before the holidays. We got taught some basic things, VERY basic things such as what vectors and scalars are, VERY basic tables, and that's about it. And then the last day of the term the teacher tells us we have to do an assignment about physics in sport.
Now because i was hardly taught anything in the first place, i seriously do not know the first thing about it.
I've tried my best, and have spent over 3 hours researching physics in basketball, such as shooting a free throw and a vertical dunk, but cannot find much and can't do much either. It's an essay, so i won't post what I've done, (about 3 pages written :()
So basically i just want to get some help regarding basic physics.
I've found out that gravity attracts at around 32.2ft/s or so, so i tried to apply that to a basketball shot or a vertical jump, but didn't know how.
I would really like to know how gravity affects an upwards motion. Example: For us to jump 1 foot in the air, what velocity would be required to do so? Initially i thought you have to make a force stronger than gravity.
My attempt at a solution is 2 different 1/2 finished reports that probably are wrong, and if need be i will post them.
Please help I'm so confused I've tried my best but what can you learn when you don't know what to study? :(
Hello, i just started physics at school, and we had one week of it before the holidays. We got taught some basic things, VERY basic things such as what vectors and scalars are, VERY basic tables, and that's about it. And then the last day of the term the teacher tells us we have to do an assignment about physics in sport.
Now because i was hardly taught anything in the first place, i seriously do not know the first thing about it.
I've tried my best, and have spent over 3 hours researching physics in basketball, such as shooting a free throw and a vertical dunk, but cannot find much and can't do much either. It's an essay, so i won't post what I've done, (about 3 pages written :()
So basically i just want to get some help regarding basic physics.
I've found out that gravity attracts at around 32.2ft/s or so, so i tried to apply that to a basketball shot or a vertical jump, but didn't know how.
Homework Equations
I would really like to know how gravity affects an upwards motion. Example: For us to jump 1 foot in the air, what velocity would be required to do so? Initially i thought you have to make a force stronger than gravity.
The Attempt at a Solution
My attempt at a solution is 2 different 1/2 finished reports that probably are wrong, and if need be i will post them.
Please help I'm so confused I've tried my best but what can you learn when you don't know what to study? :(