champion athlete can produce one horsepower (746 W) for a short period of time. The number of 16-cm-high steps a 70-kg athlete could ascend in one minute while expending one horsepower is

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Answer:

408 steps

Explanation:

Given :

[tex]Power =P= 746\ W\\mass=M\ =\ 70\ kg\\time\ =\ T\ =\ 1\ minute\\Height=H=16\ cm=0.16\ m[/tex]

Consider that n is the number of steps .

We know that

[tex]Power=P = \frac{work done}{time\ taken} \\[/tex]

that can be written as

P=[tex]\frac{n*MgH}{T}[/tex]

In terms of n ,

[tex]n=\frac{P*T}{MgH} \\Putting\ the\ value\ of\ P\ ,T\ M\ ,H\ and\ G=9.8\ ms^{2} \ in\ the\ previous \ equation\ we\ get[/tex][tex]n=\frac{ 746 W*60s}{ 70 kg *9.8 m/s2*0.16m} \\n=407.8\ steps[/tex]

~n=408 steps