Chapter 6: Q78GP (page 138)
In a common test for cardiac function (the 鈥渟tress test鈥), the patient walks on an inclined treadmill (Fig. 6鈥46). Estimate the power required from a 75-kg patient when the treadmill is sloping at an angle of 12掳 and the velocity is \({\bf{3}}{\bf{.1}}\;{{{\bf{km}}} \mathord{\left/{\vphantom {{{\bf{km}}} {\bf{h}}}} \right.} {\bf{h}}}\). (How does this power compare to the power rating of a light bulb?)

FIGURE 6鈥46 Problem 78.
Short Answer
The power required for the patient is \(131.4\;{\rm{W}}\).It is 1.7 times that of the power rating of a light bulb.

