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In a test of vertical leaping ability, a basketball player (a) crouches just before jumping, (b) has given his mass center G a vertical velocity vo at the instant his

feet leave the surface, and (c)reaches the maximum height. If the player can raise his mass center 3 feet as shown, estimate the initial velocity vo of his mass center in position (b).

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