Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Estefani on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 10:08am.

A 60 kg high jumper lands on a foam pit and comes to rest. If the pit is able to exert an average force of 600 N on the high jumper in breaking the fall, what is the jumper’s acceleration?

Physics - drwls, Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 10:34am
Do you remember the formula F = ma? I hope so.

a = F/m = 10 m/s^2

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