A basketball player’s hang time is the time spent in the air when shooting a basket. The formulamodels hang time, t, in seconds, in terms of the vertical distance of a player’s jump, d, in feet. Use this formula to solve Exercises 105–106.

When Michael Wilson of the Harlem Globetrotters slamdunked a basketball, his hang time for the shot was approximately 1.16 seconds. What was the vertical distance of his jump, rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot?

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2 P/ = 1