Answer:
This is about 176 times the weight of the froghopper.
Explanation:
the grasshopper converts kinetic energy into earth gravitational potential energy
u=mgh
u=12*10^-3*9.8*0.7
=8.23*10^-2
using the Work energy principle
equating the kinetic energy to the potential energy
k +U+w=K2+u2
K+0+0=0+U2
k=8.23*10^-2
force exerted by the grasshopper on the round will be given by tis equation
(F-mg)Ycos=k
(F-12*10^-3*9.8)*0.004cos 0=8.23*10^-2
F=20.7N
from newtons third law of motion, action and reaction are equal and opposite
F=-20.7N
comparing the forces by the two bodies
F:mg
-20.7:-12*10^-3*9.8
the magnitude of the force applied by the grasshopper is found to be 176 times the gravitational force
