Question

An athlete always run some distance before taking a jump why

Answer 1

Hey




If we run a short distance and then jump, we can jump higher than those who jump from their standing position.


This is because:




For momentum



And it happens so because of inertia of motion.


This running makes our body muscles a little bit free and flexible enough for a good high jump.


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Answer 2

hiii...An athlete always runs before jumping to gain momentum.This helps in jumping higher and longer as the rate of change of momentum becomes less and that is why he can jump higher and longer with the same amount of force.

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