Question

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Answer 1

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,

$v=\sqrt{2gH}$

($g$ = acceleration due to gravity)

which can be derived from Newton's equation of motion,

$v^2=u^2+2aS$

Now, the time taken (say $t$ ) for the momentum ( $mv$ ) 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,

$Force=\frac{\Delta(mv)}{t}$

Naturally, the person who bends his legs will experience lesser force since $t$ is larger.