A 50 kg athlete running at a speed v grabs a light rope that hangs from a 10 m high platform and swings to a maximum of 1.8 m above the ground. Later, a 100 kg athlete, running at the same speed, grabs a similar rope hanging from a 5 m high platform. What is the maximum height to which the 100 kg athlete swings?

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Firstly we must understand that when the athletes grab the rope and swing upwards the kinetic energy ... View the full answer