Question

Certain insects can achieve seemingly impossible accelerations while jumping. The click beetle can accelerate at up to an astonishing 380g over a distance of roughly 0.700 cm as it bends its thorax, making the click that bears its name. See, for example, Journal of Zoology, Vol. 167(3), 1972, 319-336. a. Say that a particular beetle achieves an acceleration of 356g over a distance of 0.7 cm. Assuming the beetle jumps directly upwards, at what speed would it leave the ground? Speed m/s b. How much time (in ms) is required for the beetle to reach this speed? Time- ms c. Ignoring air resistance, how high would it go? Note that the beetles typically jump to a height of about 0.30 m; comparing this result to your answer may give you an appreciation for the effects of air resistance here. Height -

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