Mathematics and Society - OS X Lion Server

Needed:HOW MRNYHORStS IWatch with second hand, metre stick, bathroom scales, flight of stairs1) Find your mass. ___ kg2) On the stairs, measure to see how high the top isfrom the bottom.m\.\EIGI1T3) Walk from the bottom to the top at your normal speed.Record the time in seconds.s4) Calculate your horsepower.Number of horsepower = mass (in kg) x height of stairs (in m)~~~>':::;:"-':':§.!""';~~=.Q_~""::':='-~~='-=="":"'-76 x time (in s)5) Repeat steps 3 and 4, going up the stairs as fast as you can.This gives, your maximum horsepower.Needed:~OW MRNY HORStS ]IWatch with second hand, bathroom scales,gentle slope of known height(1) Find the total mass of you and a bicycle. kg(Lift the bike while you stand on the scale.)2) Record the height of the slopefrom the starting point.m3) From a standing position, ride thebicycle as fast as you can to thetop of the slope.s\.\EIGHT----------------------,~~ ','. ,_. .'~... :.: .':',' ~:.:....... ::: .,:.. ':' ..START.'.',. .: -,'.~", ' .4) Calculate your horsepower with this formula.Number of horsepower = mass (in kg) x height of slope (in m)76 x time (in s)(.242"