HELP! With Problem!?

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HELP! With Problem!?

Well I was studying and came up with this example, which I cant solve.

A 70kg astronaut is loaded so heavily with equipment that on Earth he can jump only to a height of 10 cm. How high can he jump on the moon? The force generated by the legs unloaded is twice the weight of the person Aka 2W.

2006-09-19 07:58:52 · 2 answers · asked by storyguy13 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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If you figure he is 70kg on earth and that gravity on the moon is 1/6 of that on earth, take 1 divided by 6 and multiply that by 70. Then set up a ratio as follows; 70/10=11.6(weight on moon)/x.Cross multiply and solve for x. That should get you the height of the jump on the moon. =)

2006-09-19 08:09:32 · answer #1 · answered by Steve 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ya lost me...now I feel dumb.

2006-09-19 15:01:02 · answer #2 · answered by Memigen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋