Inquiry Into Physics
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ISBN: 9781305959422
Author: Ostdiek, Vern J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 3, Problem 29Q
(Indicates a review question, which means it requires only a basic understanding of the material to answer. Questions without this designation typically require integrating or extending the concepts presented thus far.) 29. A person runs up several flights of stairs and is exhausted at the top. Later, the same person walks up the same stairs and does not feel as tired. Why is this? Ignoring air resistance, does it take more work or energy to run up the stairs than to walk up?
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