While running, a person dissipates about 0.60 J of mechanical energy per step per kilogram of body mass. If a 61 kg person develops a power of 65 W during a race, how fast is the person running? Assume that a running step is 1.5 m long.

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Answer:

2.66m/s

Explanation:

information we have

power: 65W

work per step per kilogram: 0.60J

mass: 61kg

length of a running step: 1.5m

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the formula for power is:

[tex]P=\frac{W}{t}[/tex]

where W is the work and t is time.

time is also defined as: [tex]t=\frac{distance}{velocity}=\frac{d}{v}[/tex]

so substituting this into the formula for power we get:

[tex]P=\frac{W*v}{d}[/tex]

where v is the velocity we are looking for, d is the distance per step: [tex]d=1.5m[/tex], W is the work per step and P is power [tex]P=65W[/tex].

we know that the work per step per kilogram is:

0.60J

so to find the work per step of his whole body we need to multiply the 0.60J by the 61 kilograms of his mas:

[tex]W=0.60J*61kg\\W=36.6J[/tex]this is the work per step of the person.

So now we can calculate the velocity using the formula for power

[tex]P=\frac{W*v}{d}[/tex]

clearing for v:

[tex]v=\frac{P*d}{W}\\[/tex]

and substituting known values:

[tex]v=\frac{(65W)(1.5m)}{36.6J}= 2.66m/s[/tex]