Question
A) The average power output of the human heart is 1.33 watts. How much energy does the heart produce in a day?
B) Compare the energy found in part (a) with the energy required to walk up a flight of stairs. Estimate the height a person could attain on a set of stairs using nothing more than the daily energy produced by the heart.
B) Compare the energy found in part (a) with the energy required to walk up a flight of stairs. Estimate the height a person could attain on a set of stairs using nothing more than the daily energy produced by the heart.
Answers
Elena
A) E=P•24•3600 = ...
B) E=mgh
h=E/mg= P•24•3600/60 •9.8 = ....
B) E=mgh
h=E/mg= P•24•3600/60 •9.8 = ....
Helen
A) 1.1x 10^5 J
B)195m
B)195m