Groceries up the Stairs

Groceries up the Stairs#

A \({{params.m1}} \ \rm{kg}\) delivery driver is carrying \({{params.m2}} \ \rm{kg}\) groceries up a \({{params.h}} \ \rm{m}\) flight of stairs.

Part 1#

How much work did he do? Neglect any horizontal forces or motion.

Answer Section#

Please enter in a numeric value in J.

Part 2#

A man falling down a flight of stairs of height h.

At the top of the stairs, the man slips, drops his groceries and falls directly to the bottom floor. Upon impact, the man decelerates to \(0 \ \rm{m/s}\) in \({{params.t}} \ \rm{ms}\). With what average force does the man hit the ground?

Answer Section#

Please enter in a numeric value in N.

Attribution#

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