In a long jump competition, an athlete runs the distance of about 40 m before th

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In a long jump competition, an athlete runs the distance of about 40 m before the jump. Ideally, an athlete would jump at an angle of 45? to achieve the maximal distance. However, the ideal angle is unrealistic and more likely takeoff angle is around 30?. If Husein Bolt were to learn long jump techniques and run his best time sprint time (9.58 sec.), by how much he would be able to beat the long jump record of the current world record holder Mr. Powell who set his best jump of 8.95 m in 1991 in Tokyo.

Explanation / Answer

v = 100/9.58 R = v^2 * sin (2*30)/g =9.63 m he would beat by 9.63 - 8.95 =0.68 m

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