You and a friend are standing side by side on a diving platform that is h=3.5 m above the water. Your friend jumps upward at v=1.8 m/s, reaches a maximum height, and then begins moving downward toward the water. At the exact moment that your friend passes the platform, you step off the platform with no vertical speed.
(a) How much time does your friend spend in the air?
(b) How much time do you spend in the air?
(c) Who arrives at the water first, and by how much time?