How fast can you set the Earth moving? In particular, when you jumpstraight up as high as you can, what is the maximum recoil speedthat you give to the Earth? Let your mass be 83.0 kg and yourmaximum jump height be 0.350 m. Model the Earth as a perfectlysolid object.

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How fast can you set the Earth moving? In particular, when you jumpstraight up as high as you can, what is the maximum recoil speedthat you give to the Earth? Let your mass be 83.0 kg and yourmaximum jump height be 0.350 m. Model the Earth as a perfectlysolid object.

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