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You (body mass = 71 kg) are taking off for a long jump. Horizontal acceleration is 5 m/s2 and vertical acceleration is 0.9 m/s2.
Calculate the horizontal ground reaction force. ____ N
Calculate the vertical ground reaction force._____N
Calculate the resultant ground reaction force. ____ N
Mass of the body, m = 71 kg
Acceleration in the horizontal direction, ah = 5 m/s2
Therefore the horizontal ground reaction force is, Fh = m*ah = 71*5 N = 355 N
Vertical acceleration, av = 0.9 m/s2.
If Fv is the vertical ground reaction force then equation of motion in vertical direction is:
Resultant ground reaction force: