A 55-kg person riding a bike puts all her weight on each pedal when climbing a hill. The

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A 55-kg person riding a bike puts all her weight on each pedal when climbing a hill. The pedals rotate in a circle of radius 17 cm. (a) What is the maximum torque she exerts? (b) How could she exert more torque?

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QUESTION:

Problem 22P

A 55-kg person riding a bike puts all her weight on each pedal when climbing a hill. The pedals rotate in a circle of radius 17 cm. (a) What is the maximum torque she exerts? (b) How could she exert more torque?

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a)

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We have to find the maximum torque exerted by a person who is riding a bike by putting all her weight on each pedal when climbing a hill.

The torque exerted by a person can be calculated using the expression,

Where,

lever arm

     = 17 cm = 0.17 m

Force exerted by the

        biker in N

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