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A man steps off a diving platform lands in the water below. If he were to miss the water and land on the concrete, his change in momentum would be the same as if he landed in the water. Why is the change
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A man steps off a diving platform lands in the water below. If he were to miss the water and land on the concrete, his change in momentum would be the same as if he landed in the water. Why is the change in momentum the same for both situations?

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if he were to land on concrete, he would most likely die and stop all momentum and for the water, he'd most likely live/die (mostly live) and slow momentum to a stop and rise up to the surface

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