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Textbook Solutions for Physics: Principles with Applications

Chapter 6 Problem 6.84

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A film of Jesse Owenss famous long jump (Fig. 647) in the 1936 Olympics shows that his center of mass rose 1.1 m from launch point to the top of the arc. What minimum speed did he need at launch if he was traveling at at the top of the arc?

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

Solved: A film of Jesse Owenss famous long jump (Fig. 647)

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