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Homework Statement
A long jump trial, the vertical ground reaction force of an athlete’s take-off
leg was measured as shown below. At foot strike, the horizontal velocity of the take -off leg was
8.00 m/s and the vertical velocity of the take-off leg was -2.30 m/s.
(Chart as Attachment)
a) Given that he weighed 850 N, how far and how high did he jump?
b) How could he improve his horizontal distance?
c) Discuss the kinetic factors that influence performance.
Homework Equations
Basic linear kinematics equations as well as Impulse:
Ft = mv
The Attempt at a Solution
I think I can use linear kinematics for the two distances, but my prof said that Impulse is key to solving it. Can anyone help with answer a in particular?