A ski lift has a one-way length of 1 km and a vertical rise of 200 m. The chairs are spaced 20 m apart, and each chair can seat
three people. The lift is operating a a steady speed of 10 km/h. Neglecting friction and air drag and assuming the average mass of each loaded chair is 250 kg, determine the power required to operate this ski lift. Also estimate the power required to accelerate this ski lift in 5 s to its operating speed when it is first turned on. (steady power = 68.1 kW; start-up = 43.7 kW)
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Answer:
Jari
Explanation:
The question requires to know who is traveling faster. This is done by comparing the gradients. The steeper the slope (high gradient), the faster the speed and vice versa.
From Jari's line, the starting point is (0, 0) and another point is (6, 7)
The gradient being change in y to change in x
Change in y=7-0=7
Change in x=6-0=6
Slope is 7/6
For Jade, first point is (0, 10) then another point is (6, 16)
Change in y=16-10=6
Change in x=6-0=6
Slope is 6/6=1
Clearly, 7/6 is greater than 6/6 or 1 hence Jari is faster than Jade
