Introductory Circuit Analysis (13th Edition)

13th Edition

ISBN: 9780133923605

Author: Robert L. Boylestad

Publisher: PEARSON

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Each spring there is a race up 86 ï¬‚oors of the 102-story Empire State Building in New York City. If you were able to climb 2 steps/second, how long would it take in minutes to reach the 86^th floor if each floor is 14 ft high and each step is about 9 in.?

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Each spring there is a race up 86 ï¬‚oors of the 102-story Empire State Building in New York City. If you were able to climb 2 steps/second, how long would it take in minutes to reach the 86 th floor if each floor is 14 ft high and each step is about 9 in.?

Solution Summary: The author calculates the time taken to reach the 86th floor. The number of floors, the length of each step, and the speed of the racer are calculated.

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