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Grade 12th passMechanics

In broad jumping, Sometimes called long jumping, does it matter how high you jump? What factors determine the span of the jump?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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When the person jumps in the long jump, his motion resembles the projectile motion of an object under the action of gravitational force. The range of the jump is given by relation: