An escalator carries you from one level to the next in an airport terminal. The upper level is 4.4m above the lower level, and the length of the escalator is 7.3m. Assume that your mass is 63kg.

Part A

How much work does the up escalator do on you when you ride it from the lower level to the upper level?

Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

W =

Part B

How much work does the down escalator do on you when you ride it from the upper level to the lower level?

Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

W =

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Buckeye

Physics

6 January, 00:38

An escalator carries you from one level to the next in an airport terminal. The upper level is 4.4m above the lower level, and the length of the escalator is 7.3m. Assume that your mass is 63kg.

Part A

How much work does the up escalator do on you when you ride it from the lower level to the upper level?

Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

W =

Part B

How much work does the down escalator do on you when you ride it from the upper level to the lower level?

Express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

W =

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Valentino Gallagher · Answer 1

Part A W = 2772J

Part B = - 2.772J

Explanation:

Work = force * distance

Part A when you move from lower to upper level

= mgh

= 63 * 4.4*10

=2772J

=2.772KJ

Part B

When you move from upper to lower

The acceleration due to gravity becomes negative - 10m/s^2

Therefore Work = -2772KJ

Work = - 2.772KJ