College Physics
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ISBN: 9780134601823
Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 5, Problem 68GP
* On Earth, an average person’s vertical jump is 0.40 m. What is it on the Moon? Explain.
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