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06/01/2021 6:54 pm
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In a high jump athletic event, why are athletes made to fall either on a cushioned bed or on a sand bed?
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06/01/2021 6:55 pm
In a high jump athletic event, athletes are made to fall either on a cushioned bed or on a sand bed so as to increase the time of the athlete’s fall to stop after making the jump. This decreases the rate of change of momentum and hence the force.