Question: Shaq attempts a free throw but it ends up going straight up in the air. He throws the ball with a velocity of 20 m/s.

Shaq attempts a free throw but it ends up going straight up in the air. He throws the ball with a velocity of 20 m/s. He is 2.16m tall (assume he threw it from his height). The mass of the ball is 1.5 kg 

  1. Using conservation of energy, find the maximum height that the ball will reach 

  1. If the ball is allowed to fall to the ground, how fast will it be going right before it hits the ground (assume h=0m)

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