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A tandem (two-person) bicycle team must overcome a force

Chapter 3, Problem 53E

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A tandem (two-person) bicycle team must overcome a force of 165 N to maintain a speed of 9.00 m/s. Find the power required per rider, assuming that each contributes equally. Express your answer in watts and in horsepower.

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QUESTION:

A tandem (two-person) bicycle team must overcome a force of 165 N to maintain a speed of 9.00 m/s. Find the power required per rider, assuming that each contributes equally. Express your answer in watts and in horsepower.

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Solution 53 E Step 1: Data given Force to overcome F = 165 N Velocity v = 9.0 m/s We need to find the power required by each rider This is obtained using P =

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