Question

The hang time of a basketball player who jumps a verticle distance of 2 feet (0.6m) is 2/3 seconds. What will be the hang time if the player reaches the same height while jumping a horizontal distance of 4 feet (1.2m) ?

Answer 1

The hang time will be the same because the amount of time spent in the air is dependent on the vertical height. The fact that the player covers horizontal distance is simply due to him also pushing forward, instead of only upwards.