jump high

Diagram shows an athlete performing the jump high.
Rajah menunjukkan seorang atlet sedang melakukan lompat tinggi.




What is the function of the mattress?

Apakah fungsi tilam itu?

A To reduce the collision time between the athlete and the mattress
    Mengurangkan masa perlanggaran atlet itu dengana tilam

B To reduce the change of momentum of the athlete when he hits the mattress
    Mengurangkan perubahan momentum atlet semasa kena tilam

C To reduce the impulsive force acting on the athlete when he hits the mattress.
    Mengurangkan daya impuls yang bertindak ke atas atlet semasa kena tilam




Answer : C
Impulse force= change of momentum
                               time taken
When time taken increases, impulse force decrease