Max Tension in Rope Supporting Bungie Jumper

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To find the maximum tension in the rope supporting a 75 kg bungee jumper, one must consider the forces acting on the jumper at the lowest point of the jump. The net force can be expressed as Fgravity - Ftension = ma, where Fgravity equals the weight of the jumper. At the lowest point, the rope experiences maximum tension due to the jumper's inertia and the additional force from the rope's stretch. Calculating this requires more information about the rope's elasticity and the jumper's fall distance. Without these details, determining the exact maximum tension is not feasible.
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Homework Statement


Find the maximum Tension in the rope that supports the bungie jumper.
mass of the jumper is 75kg. neglet air resistance.


Homework Equations



would it be Fnet = ma
Fgravity - F Tension = ma


The Attempt at a Solution



I am not sure how to approach this.
i know that when the jumper reaches the bottom. the rope flicks and for a moment it gains quite a bit of tension i believe? how would you approach this problem?
is it possible to find out ?
 
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No, it's not possible to find out without more information. Think about it this way: if you jump down from somewhere really high up, you stretch the bungie farther, so it exerts a greater force.
 

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