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OS-UP-3-73 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Free Fall (Problem 73)

A very strong, but inept, shot putter puts the shot straight up vertically with an initial velocity of 11.0 m/s. How long a time does he have to get out of the way if the shot was released at a height of 2.20 m and he is 1.80 m tall?