Shoveling snow can be extremely taxing since the arms have such a low efficiency in this activity. Suppose a person shoveling a sidewalk metabolizes food at the rate of 700 W. (The efficiency of a person shoveling is 3%.) (a) What is her useful power output (in W)? W (b) How long (in s) will it take her to lift 2,700 kg of snow 1.20 m? (This could be the amount of heavy snow on 60.0 ft of sidewalk.)

Respuesta :

A) We know that efficiency in a system is defined by the equation

[tex]\eta = \frac{P_{out}}{P_{in}}[/tex]

Where P is the Power in a system. Then,

[tex]P_{out} = P_{in}* \eta[/tex]

[tex]P_{out} = 700*3\%[/tex]

[tex]P_{out} = 21W[/tex]

Therefore the output power is 21W

B) Work is defined by,

[tex]W=F*d[/tex]

[tex]W=mg*d=2700(9.8)*1.2 = 31.75kJ[/tex]

To calculate the power we know that is the rate of work in a determined time, then

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

Re-arrange for t,

[tex]t=\frac{W}{P} = \frac{31.75*10^3}{21}=1511s[/tex]

c) Finally we have that the amount of heat wasted depends on the power, then,

[tex]Q= (700-21)*1511[/tex]

[tex]Q=1.02*10^6J[/tex]