Question

It takes 120 minutes for a man to ride his bicycle up the road to Alpe d'Huez in France. The vertical height of the climb is 1,120 m, and the combined mass of the rider and bicycle is 96 kg. What is the bicyclist's average power output, in W?

Answer 1

First solve the potential energy of the biker. using the fomula:
PE = mgh
where m  is the mass of the object
g is the acceleration due to gravity ( 9.81 m/s2)
h is the height

PE = 96 kg ( 1120 m ) ( 9.81 m/s2)
PE = 1054771.2 J
then power = Work / time
P = 1054771.2 J / ( 120 min ) ( 60 s / 1 min)
P = 146.5 W