Register
From what maximum height could a 75 kg person jump and land rigidly upright on both feet without breaking their legs
173k views
5 votes
From what maximum height could a 75 kg person jump and land rigidly upright on both feet without breaking their legs

User Dumars
by
4.7k points

1 Answer

5 votes

Answer:

h is 0.27metres without breaking their leg

Step-by-step explanation:

A body jumping from any heights has potential energy mgh and maximum energy which can be converted by human body from the jump is 200J derived from experiment so using

200J = mgh

h = 200/ 9.8* 75

h= 0.27 m

Step-by-step explanation:

User Hugo Alonso
by
4.5k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

5.4m questions

7.0m answers

Other Questions

A space shuttle is approaching the surface of the moon to land. It approaches the moons surface with an initial velocity of 28m/s and is slowing at a rate of -2m/s^2. Show all work and units for problems.
An object is thrown downward with an initial velocity of 3 feet per second. The relationship between the distance s it travels and time t is given by s = 3t + 16t2. How long does it take the object to
________ is a measure of the internal energy that has been absorbed or transferred from one body to another, often due to a difference in temperature.
5. What happens to the arrangement of water molecules as ice melts? A Molecules gain enough energy to escape as vapor. B Molecules release enough energy to escape as vapor. C Molecules gain enough energy
The water at Niagara Falls drops through a height of 55.0 m. If the water’s loss of gravitational potential energy shows up as an increase in temperature of the water, what is the temperature difference
Link Copied!