1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
mel-nik [20]
3 years ago
8

The maximum energy a bone can absorb without breaking is surprisingly small. For a healthy human of mass 60 kg60 kg, experimenta

l data show that the leg bones can absorb about 200 J.
Required:
a. From what maximum height could a person jump and land rigidly upright on both feet without breaking his legs? Assume that all energy is absorbed in the leg bones in a rigid landing.
b. People jump from much greater heights than this; explain how this is possible.
Physics
1 answer:
netineya [11]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

<em>the maximum height a man can jump from and land rigidly upright on both feet without breaking his legs is 0.34 m</em>

<em></em>

Explanation:

Mass of a healthy man = 60 kg

energy the bone can take without breaking = 200 J

If a healthy man jumps from a height 'h', he falls with an energy equal to the potential energy due to his initial height above the ground.

initial potential energy of the healthy man = mgh

where m = mass of the man

g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s^2

h = the height above ground

==> PE = 60 x 9.81 x h = 588.6h

If we assume that all energy is absorbed in the leg bones in a rigid landing, then we can safely say that this calculated PE for a healthy man is equal to the energy his bone can absorb in the jump without breaking.

equating, we have

200 = 588.6h

<em>the maximum height a man can jump from without breaking his legs = 200/588.6 = 0.34 m</em>

When people jump from a height, the sudden deceleration to zero can impact a big force on the leg bones, shattering them. If the time spent in decelerating to zero is increased, the overall force on the leg bones is reduced greatly.

<em>Bending the knees gradually on landing from a jump from a height, and then rolling increases the time spent decelerating, and reduces the impact force on the legs due to the landing</em>. If you observe carefully you will see that this is what professional stunts men and acrobats do when they jump from a height.

You might be interested in
which of these is an example of a biotic factor that could affect the size of a population A-climate b-disease c-a natural disas
andreyandreev [35.5K]

Hey there!

Biotic factors are living organisms. This includes plants, animals, and bacteria. Climate, water, and natural disasters are abiotic factors, which means they are nonliving factors that affect the environment. Disease is caused by bacteria, which is a biotic factor.

Therefore, your answer is B) Disease.

Hope this helps!

4 0
3 years ago
Whoever answers correctly gets brainlist!
UNO [17]

Infared = used by police

gamma = short wavelength

radio = largest wavelength

visible = only ones we can see

5 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
A point charge is placed 100 m from a 6 uC charge generating an electric field. What is the
kvv77 [185]

The strength of the electric field is 5 N/C

Explanation:

The magnitude of the electric field produced by a single-point charge is given by:

E=\frac{kQ}{r^2}

where

k=8.99\cdot 10^9 Nm^{-2}C^{-2} is the Coulomb's constant

Q is the magnitude of the charge

r is the distance from the charge

In this problem, we have:

Q=6 \mu C = 6\cdot 10^{-6}C is the charge producing the field

r = 100 m is the distance from the charge at  which we want to calculate the field

Substituting into the equation, we find the s trength of the electric field:

E=\frac{(8.99\cdot 10^9)(6\cdot 10^{-6})}{(100)^2}=5.4 N/C \sim 5 N/C

Learn more about electric field:

brainly.com/question/8960054

brainly.com/question/4273177

#LearnwithBrainly

3 0
3 years ago
What culture gave the visiting europeans eyeglasses and silk fabric
kondor19780726 [428]
The culture that gave the visiting Europeans eyeglasses and silk fabric was the Chinese civilization. The Chinese invented eyeglasses over a 1,000 years ago<span>, according to British scientist and historian Sir Joseph Needman. By the time Marco Polo arrived in China around 1270, eyeglasses (which he mentions in his accounts) were widely used in Chinese upper class. On the other hand, s</span>ilk has been used by the Chinese for approximately 5,000 years.<span> The earliest evidence of silk dates back to around 4,000-3,000 BC in Shanxi province, where a culture silk cocoon was found.</span>
7 0
3 years ago
Absolute zero (K=0 or -273.15°C) is what temperature on the Farenheit scale? a) 459.4°F b) -301.43 °F c) 233.05°F d) -40.15°F e
ANEK [815]

Answer:

e) None of these is true

Explanation:

Given that

Temperature = 0 K

We know that relationship between kelvin and Farenheit scale

\dfrac{K-273}{100}=\dfrac{F-32}{180}

Now by putting the values

\dfrac{K-273}{100}=\dfrac{F-32}{180}

\dfrac{0-273}{100}=\dfrac{F-32}{180}

So F= - 459.67°F

So we can say that 0 K is equal to  - 459.67°F.

So the our option e is correct.

3 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • What effect does observing a substance's physical properties have on the substance
    13·1 answer
  • Find the fundamental frequency and the next three frequencies that could cause standing-wave patterns on a string that is 30.0 m
    9·1 answer
  • Hydrogen peroxide is sold commercially as an aqueous solution in brown bottles to protect it from light. Calculate the longest w
    6·2 answers
  • You want the current amplitude through a inductor with an inductance of 4.70 mH (part of the circuitry for a radio receiver) to
    5·1 answer
  • When you hold a rectangular object how does the area of the side that is resting on your hand affects the pressure and the force
    6·1 answer
  • Which of the three types of equations follows the law of conservation of mass?
    15·1 answer
  • Ethan pushes a wooden box across a carpeted floor. Then he pushes the same box across a smooth marble floor. Why does Ethan find
    8·2 answers
  • Daniela is writing a report on the country of Australia, and she wants to tell how far Australia is from Florida, where she live
    7·1 answer
  • Two positive charges, 91 = 5 x 10-'[C] and q2 =1 x 10-9 [C], are
    11·1 answer
  • Source localization in ocean acoustics is posed as a machine learning problem in which data-driven methods learn source ranges d
    9·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!