The Champion Jumper of the Insect World. The froghopper, Philaenus spumarius, holds the world record for insect
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The Champion Jumper of the Insect World. The froghopper, Philaenus spumarius, holds the world record for insect jumps. When leaping at an angle of 58.0° above the horizontal, some of the tiny critters have reached a maximum height of 58.7 cm above the level ground. (See Nature, Vol. 424, July 31, 2003, p. 509.)
(a) What was the takeoff speed for such a leap?
(b) What horizontal distance did the froghopper cover for this world-record leap?
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University Physics with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0321696861
13th edition
Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford
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