The froghopper, Philaenus spumarius, holds the world record for insect jumps. When leaping at an angle of 58.0 degrees above the horizontal, some of the tiny critters have reached a maximum height of 58.7 cm above the level ground. The initial velocity is 4 m/s. What horizontal distance did the froghopper cover for this world-record leap?
Use the range equation:
range = sin2(θ)v2/9.8 where v is launch velocity
and
theta is the launch angle
range = sin2(58)16/9.8
range = 1.624 m
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