Why does it dangerous to jump from a moving vehicle?
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At that point it is no longer trying to uncompress nor is it trying to stretch. This is the same thing as a pendulum at the bottom of its swing, no longer falling but not yet rising against gravity. Thus the kinetic energy there is the same as the potential energy when it is compressed. The energy of compression is
This gives E=0.5(37)(0.2)²=0.74J
This is the same as the kinetic energy when it is at natural length
This gives E=0.5(37)(0.2)²=0.74J
This is the same as the kinetic energy when it is at natural length
Answer:
The person with locked legs will experience greater impact force.
Explanation:
Let the two persons be of nearly equal mass (say m)
The final velocity of an object (person) dropped from a height H (here 2 meters) is given by,
( = acceleration due to gravity)
which can be derived from Newton's equation of motion,
Now, the time taken (say ) for the momentum (
) to change to zero will be more in the case of the person who bends his legs on impact than who keeps his legs locked.
We know that,
Naturally, the person who bends his legs will experience lesser force since is larger.