The rim of a standard basketball hoop is 10 feet above the ground. Additionally, most experts will say that a player must be able to reach at least 6 inches above the rim to dunk a basketball. Suppose a basketball player is 6 feet tall and can reach 22 inches above their head using the wingspan of their arms. How high must this player be able to jump to reach 6 inches above the rim to dunk a basketball? Give me reasons, before answering the question
In inches, the height of the rim is 10 * 12 = 120 inches. Thus, the height that the player needs to be able to reach is 120 + 6 = 126 inches. Without jumping, the player can reach their height plus an additional 22 inches, or a total of 6 * 12 + 22 = 94 inches. Therefore, the player needs to jump 126 - 94 = 32 inches to reach the height required to dunk a basketball. So the final answer is 32.