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Chapter 5 Problem 21CQ

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Problem 21CQ

If you step off a high board and drop to the water below, you plunge into the water without injury. On the other hand, if you were to drop the same distance onto solid ground, you might break a leg. Use Newton's laws to explain the difference.

Solution

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When you jump into water, the water surface does not give you a very large reaction force. But the solid ground can provide a huge reaction force.

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Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
Author James S. Walker
ISBN 9780321541635

If you step off a high board and drop to the water below,

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