Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780321993724
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 54P
The muscles in a grasshopper’s legs can propel the insect upward at 3.0 m/s. How high can the grasshopper jump?
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Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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