If Fran jumps straight up off the floor and lands on her feet \(T\) seconds later, her feet will reach a maximum height

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If Fran jumps straight up off the floor and lands on her feet \(T\) seconds later, her feet will reach a maximum height of \(1.22T^2\) meters above the floor. On one such jump, was Fran off the floor for less than \(1\) second?

(1) On her jump Fran’s feet reached a maximum height of \(1\) meter above the floor.

(2) On her jump Fran spent more than \(\dfrac14\) second ascending.

Answer: A

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