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Chapter 2 Problem 62GP

Question

A person jumps out a fourth-story window 18.0 m above a firefighter’s safety net. The survivor stretches the net 1.0 m before coming to rest, Fig. 2–45. () What was the average deceleration experienced by the survivor when she was slowed to rest by the net? () What would you do to make it “safer” (that is, to generate a smaller deceleration): would you stiffen or loosen the net? Explain.

FIGURE 2-45 Problem 62

Solution

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A person jumps from top of a building towards a safety net which is  from the top. The stretching distance of the net is . We will assume that the air resistance is negligible thus the acceleration of the person is acceleration due to gravity .

Assuming the initial velocity to be zero, we will find the velocity with which the person touches the safety net.

This velocity will be the new initial velocity for the stretching part.

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Title Physics: Principles with Applications 7 
Author Douglas C. Giancoli
ISBN 9780321625922

Answer: A person jumps out a fourth-story window 18.0 m

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