In this midterm exam, there was a text for "animal polymic" for the English test, and the text was about sprinting. While reading about this sprinting, I suddenly had a question. What scientific principles are applied to sprinting?
Curiously, all three of Newton's major laws of motion are applied to short-distance running. First, Newton's three major laws of motion consist of the first, the law of inertia, the second law of acceleration, and the third law of action and reaction.
Then let's look at the law of inertia in order. Simply put, the law of inertia means that an object that has stopped is trying to stop and an object that is moving is trying to keep moving. This law of inertia is confirmed by the way the athletes continue to run for a certain distance without stopping immediately after running to the finish line in the sprint.
Next is the law of acceleration. Of course, it would be difficult not to find a law of acceleration in short-distance running. The commonly known law of acceleration is the f=ma formula, which states that when a force is applied to an object, it is inversely proportional to the object's mass and that an acceleration proportional to the force is generated. Players use this principle well in the race to generate maximum speed in the middle of running, taking into account their weight and propulsion.
Finally, let's learn about the law of action and reaction. First, the law of action and reaction is the principle that when a force acts, the force always forms a pair. A pair of forces are the same size but in opposite directions. This principle can be found in crouching start in short-distance running, which is a method of starting with the body curled up and the feet stretched out. In this process, you can get as much force to jump forward in the opposite direction as the force to push a device called a stocking block.
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