In high jump, the athletes are made to land on a cushion bed. Why?

Open in App

Solution

Reason,
The athletes in high jump are forced to land on a cushion bed because when they land on a soft cushion, the jumper takes longer to come to rest, and the athlete's rate of change of momentum is reduced, resulting in a smaller force acting on the athlete.
As a result, the athlete does not sustain an injury.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Use Newton's second law of motion to explain the following:
(a) A cricketer pulls his hands back while catching a fast moving cricket ball.
(b) An athlete prefers to land on sand instead of hard floor while taking a high jump.

Why are the athletes in a high jump event made to fall either on a cushioned bed or on a sand bed?

In high jump competition the athlete is made to fall on a cushioned bed to:

Q. In a high jump athletic event, the athletes are allowed to fall either on a sand bed or cushioned bed to

APPLICATION OF SECOND LAW OF MOTION :

In high jump events, why the athlete is made to jump on a cushioned bed ?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program