Suppose all the people of the Earth go to the North Pole and, on a signal, all jump straight up. Estimate the recoil speed of the Earth. The mass of the Earth is 6 x 1024 kg, and there are about 6 billion people (6 x 109). Take the average mass of a person to be 72 kg and the distance the average person's center of mass rises after leaving the ground to be 0.2 m. m/s

Suppose all the people of the Earth go to the North Pole and, on a signal, all jump straight up. Estimate the recoil speed of the Earth. The mass of the Earth is 6 x 1024 kg, and there are about 6 billion people (6 x 109). Take the average mass of a person to be 72 kg and the distance the average person's center of mass rises after leaving the ground to be 0.2 m. m/s

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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