Can you help my with Physics question?

Posted on 2016-04-22 18:52:00 in Physics by FILO

1.The sumo wrestler originally only jumps 10 cm above the trampoline but he has the same total energy as the ball which was 200 cm higher than the trampoline. What causes this equivalence? 

2.If a 40 kg gymnast and a 400 kg sumo wrestler each dropped from 1 m above the trampoline, find the final position of each athlete. Assume the trampoline is a simple spring obeying Hooke's law with a k value of 12 000 N/m. 

3.Each push of the legs drives the sumo wrestler 10 cm higher in the air. If on the first push, the trampoline went from 8 cm below its normal surface plane, find the average force exerted by his leg muscles? 

4.Real world trampolines lose energy since they are damped springs with much internal friction. How much energy does the sumo wrestler lose on each bounce in this situation? 

5.How can a gymnast keep a constant bounce height in a real world trampoline?

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