Question

If a high jumper needs to make his center of gravity rise 1.50 m, how fast must he be able to sprint? Assume all of his kinetic energy can be transformed into potential energy. For an extended object, the gravitational potential energy is U = mgh, where h is the height of the center of gravity.

Answer 1

v = 5.42 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

given,

height of the jumper = 1.5 m

velocity of sprinter = ?

kinetic energy can be transformed into potential energy

`m g h = (1)/(2)mv^2`

`g h = (1)/(2)v^2`

`v =√(2gh)`

`v =√(2* 9.8 * 1.5)`

v = 5.42 m/s

Speed of the sprinter is equal to v = 5.42 m/s