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Is there some limit to the height of the flight of stairs used and the horsepower developed?
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∙ 13y ago
There's no limit to the height of the stairs, but because power is the rate of doing work, different people would run up several flights of stairs at different rates, since each person has a "limit" on the amount of power she/she can produce.
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What is the horsepower of a 120 lb person walking up stairs?
When a 120-lb person is walking up stairs, he increases his gravitational potential energyat the rate of(0.2182) x (the number of feet he rises each second)horsepower.
If you exert a force of 700 N to walk 6 m up a flight of stairs in 6 s how much power do you use?
Calculate the energy required to raise the person (weight x height). Then divide that energy by the time, to get power.
How many joules in a cornflake?
There are 1000J in a single flake!! This is also the amount of joules needed to climb an average flight of stairs!!
What is the work done when a person with a mass of 0.15 kg travels up a flight of stairs with height of 1.25 m?
0.15 kg? Even newborn premature baby has more mass than that. - Anyway, to calculate the work done, you use the same formula as for gravitational potential energy: mgh (mass x gravity x height), where "gravity", in SI units, is approximately 9.8.
What is the average power supplied by a 60.0 kg secretary running up a flight of stairs rising vertically 4.0m in 4.2 seconds?
NO ANSWER?!....This is unacceptable in this organization. -.-
Is a fleet of stairs correct?
NO. Use "flight of stairs"
How much horsepower dose it take a teenager to run up a flight of stairs?
its about 53 flight alot i know well i enjoy helping you bye bye for now!!!
How many steps make a flight of stairs?
A flight of stairs is an uninterrupted set of steps. The answer could be the same or different for any given flight of stairs! A flight of stairs is an uninterrupted set of steps. The answer could be the same or different for any given flight of stairs!
A group of stairs?
A group of stairs is referred to as a flight. Example in a sentence- I followed him up a flight of stairs.
What is a group of stair called?
Flight of stairs and Fleet of ships.
What is a pair of stairs?
A pair of stairs is another term for a flight of stairs.
How many stairs?
Usually 16-20 is the average flight of stairs.
What is the collective noun of steps or stairs?
There are several synonyms for the phrase "next steps" You could use the phrase "advance to the following directions" as an alternative.
How many feet in a flight of stairs?
It takes about 20 flights of stairs to equal a mile.
What is the length in miles of 12 flights of stairs?
Depends on the definition of "flight" as in how many steps in each flight of stairs ... Please be more specific.
Is this correct - a long gaggle of stairs?
No, a long flight of stairs a noisy gaggle of geese
How can the abstract noun or collective nouns can be stairs?
A common noun is a noun that refers to a thing, person or place. So if by 'stairs' you mean staircase, than yes it is a common noun. If you meant 'stares' as in looking at something intently, then it is a verb.
