When a dancer pushes off from the floor, the observed acceleration is less for t

Question

When a dancer pushes off from the floor, the observed acceleration is less for the floor than for the

dancer because

a. a. the floor has less inertia than the dancer

b. the dancer has less inertia than the floor

c. the reaction force applied to the dancer is greater than the action force applied to the floor

d. the action force applied to the dancer is greater than the reaction force applied to the floor

e. e. The accelerations are actually the same, but the audience is only interested in the motion of

the dancer.

Explanation / Answer

According to the given problem,

Answer: b. the dancer has less inertia than the floor

As the floor is a immovable rigid surface with a very very low moment of interia so, the onserved acceleration is less ofr the floor than for the dancer.

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