Question

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1. Does increasing the force affect the amount of work done climbing the stairs? Does increasing the distance affect the amount of work done climbing the stairs? How would you describe the mathematical relationship between these two parameters? Explain your answer using your data and graphs.

2. Does increasing the work affect the amount of power generated climbing the stairs? Does walking up the stairs faster affect the power generated? Explain your answer using your data and graphs. How would you describe the mathematical relationship between these two parameters? Notice the relationship when work is constant or when only time is constant.

3. Another student says that “For this experiment, the person with the most mass does the most work and has the most power.” How would you try to prove or disprove this conclusion using your data? Do you think that the student is correct? Why or why not?

4. Would the work that you do in walking up your flight of stairs differ in any of the following situations?
• Running up your flight of stairs
• Climbing a wall of an identical height to your stairs
• Walking up a long ramp to a height identical to your stairs
Explain your answer based on what you know about work, forces, and power.

Answer 1

1. Increasing the force increases the amount of work done climbing the stairs. Increasing the distance also increases the amount of work done climbing the stairs. The mathematical relationship between these two parameters is given by the equation W=Fd, where W is the work done, F is the force, and d is the distance. This equation shows that the work done is directly proportional to both the force and the distance.
2. Increasing the work increases the amount of power generated climbing the stairs. Walking up the stairs faster also affects the power generated, as power is the rate at which work is done and is calculated as P=W/t, where P is power, W is work, and t is time. The mathematical relationship between work and power is linear, with the power being directly proportional to the work done and inversely proportional to the time taken. When the work is constant, the power generated is proportional to the reciprocal of the time taken. When only time is constant, the power generated is proportional to the work done.
3. To prove or disprove the conclusion, data could be collected for different individuals with different masses, and the work and power generated by each individual could be calculated and compared. If the conclusion is correct, then the individual with the most mass should have the highest values of work and power.
4. The work done in walking up the flight of stairs would differ in different situations. Running up the stairs would involve a larger force due to the increased speed, and thus the work done would be higher compared to walking. Climbing a wall of an identical height to the stairs would involve a different type of force as well as a different mechanism for applying that force, and thus the work done would also be different. Walking up a long ramp to a height identical to the stairs would involve the same force as walking up the stairs, but the distance covered would be different, and thus the work done would also be different.

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