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Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to keep leap tall buildings in a single bound. The infant of Krypton is now the Man of Steel: Superman!
a) Given what you know about Superman from this description, estimate the maximum speed with which he can jump. State explicitly your assumptions and any limitations of your model, and comment on the result. If you decide to use the acceleration due to gravity, you may estimate a value of g=10 m/s^2. Note, the empire state building is approx. 450 m to the tip of the spire.