10. Conservation of Energy
Solving Projectile Motion Using Energy
Problem 8.91
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionA film of Jesse Owens’s famous long jump (Fig. 8–48) in the 1936 Olympics shows that his center of mass rose 1.1 m from launch point to the top of the arc. What minimum speed did he need at launch if he was traveling at 6.5 m/s at the top of the arc?
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