As a Basketball Player Starts to Jump for a Rebound,he

question 95

Multiple Choice

As a basketball player starts to jump for a rebound,he begins to move upward faster and faster until he leaves the floor.During this time that he is in contact with the floor,the force of the floor on his shoes is:

• A)bigger than his weight.
• B)equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to his weight.
• C)less than his weight.
• D)zero.

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