Solved: When a click beetle is upside down on its back, it
Chapter 8, Problem 61(choose chapter or problem)
When a click beetle is upside down on its back, it jumps upward by suddenly arching its back, transfel1'ing energy stored in a muscle to mechanical energy. This launching mechanism produces an audible click, giving the beetle its name. Videotape of a certain click-beetle jump shows that a beetle of mass 111 = 4.0 X 10-6 kg moved directly upward by 0.77 mm during the launch and then to a maximum height of h = 0.30 m. During the launch, what are the average magnitudes of (a) the external force on the beetle's back from the floor and (b) the acceleration of the beetle in terms of g?
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