A locust can jump as far as 1 m. To make such jump, its legs must extend much more rapidly than muscles can ordinary con

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A locust can jump as far as 1 m. To make such jump, its legs must extend much more rapidly than muscles can ordinary con

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A locust can jump as far as 1 m. To make such jump, its legs must extend much more rapidly than muscles can ordinary contract. Thus, instead of using its muscles to jump directly, the locust uses them to more slowly stretch an internal spring near its knee joint. Identify the energy transformation or energy transfer takes place.
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