Estimate the acceleration that a cat undergoes as it jumps from the floor to a countertop.

Question

The cat accelerates uniformly from rest to some velocity 𝑣, then decelerates in freefall back to rest at the final height.

HINT:You are asked to estimate the acceleration of the cat during the first part of its motion while its feet are still in contact with the floor and it is not yet in free fall.
You may find it helpful to search online for a slow motion video of a cat jumping.
You may also want to measure the height of a countertop and the length of a cat.

I had been using this formula: v^2=v0^2+2a(x-x0)
I thought of using this formula to find the velocity the cat reaches before the free fall and then finding acceleration. I don't get why I need to consider a cat's length and overall I just don't know what to do anymore.

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

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