Find how high would this superflea be able to jump

Assignment Help Physics
Reference no: EM13662548

A flea is able to jump straight up about 0.38 meter. It has been said that if a flea were as big as a human, it would be able to jump over a 100 story building! When an animal jumps, it converts work done in contracting muscles into gravitational potential energy (with some steps in between). The maximum force exerted by a muscle is proportional to its cross sectional area, and the work done by the muscle is this force times the length of contraction. If we magnified a flea by a factor of 850, the cross section of its muscle would increase by 8502 and the length of contraction would increase by 850. Find how high would this superflea be able to jump? (Do not forget that the mass of the superflea increases as well.)

Reference no: EM13662548

Questions Cloud

Determine what is the speed of the block : A 200 gram block on a 46 centimeter long string swings in a circle on a horizontal, frictionless table at 72 rpm. Determine what is the speed of the block
Determine the pressure exerted by a steal cylinder : Determine the pressure (in psig and psia) exerted by a 1l bm steal cylinder with a cross sectional area of 1in^2 when located on a flat surface
Find what is the electric field strength a point : Two 11 centimeter diameter charged disks face each other, 22 centimeter apart. Both disks are charged to -20 nC. Find what is the electric field strength a point
Find the magnitude of the net force that acts on the bobsled : The speed of a bobsled is increasing, because it has an acceleration of 3.28 m/s2. Find the magnitude of the net force that acts on the bobsled
Find how high would this superflea be able to jump : A flea is able to jump straight up about 0.38 meter. It has been said that if a flea were as big as a human, it would be able to jump over a 100 story building! Find how high would this superflea be able to jump
Find what is the periapsis distance : An extra solar planet's orbit has a semi major axis of 21.1 AU. The eccentricity of the orbit is 0.010. Find what is the periapsis distance
Obtain what is the tension in the cable : An elevator is supported by a steel cable. Recall that the tension in any cable, rope, or string is just the force with which it pulls on the object to which it is attached. Find what is the tension in the cable when the elevator and its contents a..
Find what acceleration must an electron have : The average distance an electron travels between collisions is 2.0 μm. Find what acceleration must an electron have to gain 2.0 x 10-18 of kinetic energy in this distance
Find the additional work required to stretch it : If it takes 4.07 Joule of work to stretch a Hooke's law spring 10.9 centimeter from its unstressed length, find the additional work required to stretch it an additional 10.9 centimeter

Reviews

Write a Review

Physics Questions & Answers

  Determine how much work is done per cycle

The power output of a car engine running at 2900 rpm is 300 kW. How much work is done per cycle if the engine's thermal efficiency is 10.0%

  What is the mass of the gas

A simple of helium gas occupies 5 liters at 22degree C and a gauge pressure of 200,000 pascals. What is the mass of the gas

  Determine what is the x-component of vector d

Vector B has magnitude of 8.0 at an angle of -10.0 o from the x-axis. Let C=A+B. Let D=A-B. Let V=2*A-B. What is the x-component of vector C. What is the y-component of vector C.

  Estimate the speed of the ball just before it strikes ground

A football is thrown horizontally from the top of a building 0.10 kilometer high. Find the speed of the ball just before it strikes ground

  30-turn coil of wire of dimensions 8 cm by 5 cm it carries

1 a 0.84 kg copper rod rests on two horizontal rails 0.56 m apart and carries a current of 65 a from one rail to the

  Calculate the magnitude of the torque excerted by the jack

A mechanic jacks up the front of a car to an angle of 8.0 degrees with the horizontal in order to change the front tires. Calculate the magnitude of the torque excerted by the jack

  Find the displacement of sports car in this time interval

A sports car traveling at 24.7m/s slows at a constant rate to a stop in 16s. What is the displacement of the sports car in this time interval

  Three horizontal forces act on a packing crate on horizontal

Three horizontal forces act on a packing crate on a horizontal surface: 600 N to the left, 200 N to the right, and friction. The packing crate remains at rest. The weight of the crate is 400 N. If the 600 N force is removed, the net force acting on t..

  Determine the transverse displacement

The equation of a transverse wave traveling along a very long string is given by y = 6.9 sin(0.025(pi)x + 4.5(pi)t), Determine the transverse displacement

  Calculate the least count of the micrometer

The edge of the thimble of a micrometer moves a distance of 2.0 mm when it is given four complete revolutions. Find the pitch of the micrometer. If the number of divisions on the circular scale is 50, calculate the least count of the micrometer. U..

  How long will it take the wheel to make one-half revolution

what force is needed to pull a 150 pound sled along a horizontal surface? The coeficient of kinetic friction is 0.10 and the sled is pulled by a rope that makes the angle of 0 degree with the horizontal. There is no acceleration.

  What is the kinetic energy of the performer

A 67.5 kg circus performer slides4.10 m down a pole to the circusfloor, starting from rest. What is the kinetic energy of the performer as shereaches the floor if the frictional force on her from the pole is negligible

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd