Frank does 2400J of work in climbing a set of stairs. If he does the work in 6 seconds, what is his power output?
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Answer:
(a) 32.5 kgm/s
(b) 32.5 Ns
(c) 10.8 N
Explanation:
The change in momentum can be calculated from the definition of linear momentum:
Then, the change in momentum of the body is of 32.5 kgm/s (a).
Now, from the impulse-momentum theorem, we know that the change in momentum of a body is equal to the impulse
exerted to it. So, the impulse produced by the force equals 32.5 kgm/s (or 32.5 Ns) (b).
Finally, since we know the value of the impulse and the interval of time, we can easily solve for the magnitude of the force:
It means that the magnitude of the force is of 10.8N (c).