Question

The food calorie is equivalent to 4190 J . How many food calories does the cyclist burn if he rides over level ground at 7.3 m/s for 1.5 h ?

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we need to use the formula: calories burned = (power expended in watts x time in seconds) / 4.184 First, we need to find the power expended in watts. We can use the formula: power = force x velocity Assuming the cyclist weighs 75 kg, the force required to maintain a speed of 7.3 m/s on level ground is: force = mass x acceleration force = 75 kg x 0 m/s^2 (since the cyclist is not accelerating) force = 0 N Therefore, the power expended by the cyclist is: power = force x velocity power = 0 N x 7.3 m/s power = 0 W Now we can plug in the values into the calories burned formula: calories burned = (power expended in watts x time in seconds) /