Explain why a long pole is more beneficial to a tightrope walker if the pole has slight bending
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It's all in the balance and the weight. A longer pole provides more stability for those reasons. Think of it this way. At your now given height, if your arms were only a foot long, could you balance yourself while say walking on top of a narrow wall? or is it easier to do with your arms at their normal length? the poles are made to be flexible and not rigid so that they flex and the walker can adjust the pole while walking. Better center of gravity.
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Carrying a pole helps the walker increase their rotational inertia (a measure of an object’s opposition/resistance to change in its direction of rotation), which aids in maintaining stability while walking over the narrow rope.
The pole also adds more weight below the center of gravity of the walker, which is another bonus for maintaining balance. By adjusting the place of the pole, one can balance easily their body and can walk on the rope. Finally, the line of the weight of total system must pass through a vertical line drawn to the rope