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:BIOThe Kinetic Energy of Walking. If a person of mass Msimply moved forward with speed V, his kinetic energy would be 12MV2 . However, in addition to possessing a forward motion, various parts of his body (such as the arms and legs) undergo rotation. Therefore, his total kinetic energy is the sum of the energy from his forward motion plus the rotational kinetic

energy of his arms and legs. The purpose of this problem is to see how much this rotational motion contributes to the person鈥檚 kinetic energy. Biomedical measurements show that the arms and hands together typically make up 13% of a person鈥檚 mass, while the legs and feet together account for 37%. For a rough (but reasonable) calculation, we can model the arms and legs as thin uniform bars pivoting about the shoulder and hip, respectively. In a brisk walk, the arms and legs each move through an angle of about 300 (a total of600 ) from the vertical in approximately 1 second. Assume that they are held straight, rather than being bent, which is not quite true. Consider a 75-kg person walking at 5.0km/h, having

arms 70 cm long and legs 90 cm long. (a) What is the average angular velocity of his arms and legs? (b) Using the average angular velocity from part (a), calculate the amount of rotational kinetic energy in this person鈥檚 arms and legs as he walks. (c) What is the total kinetic energy due to both his forward motion and his rotation? (d) What percentage of his kinetic energy is due to the rotation of his legs and arms?

Short Answer

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  1. The average angular velocity of arms and legs is 3rad/s
  2. The rotational kinetic energy in person鈥檚 arms and legs is4.9814J
  3. The total kinetic energy due to both his forward motion and his rotation is 77.3194鈥夆赌J.
  4. The percentage of the kinetic energy due to rotation of his arm and leg is .

Step by step solution

01

Given in the question

Mass of the person, m=75鈥夆赌kg

The velocity of the person, v=5.0鈥夆赌km/h

Mass distribution of arms and hands together is 13%

Mass distribution of Legs and feet together is 37%

Length of the arm, larm=70鈥夆赌cm

Length of legs, lleg=90鈥夆赌cm

Change in Angular moment of arms and legs=600=3鈥夆赌rad

02

Concept and formula used to solve the problem.

Rotational Motion

If the motion of an object is around a circular path, in a fixed orbit, then that motion is known as rotational motion.

Since our hands and legs are rotating, we must apply the formula of rotational motion

The average angular velocity

avg=t

=change in angular coordinates, t=change in time

Rotational kinetic energy

Krotational=12I2

Where I is moment of inertia of the rigid body and is angular velocity.

Moment of inertia of the rod about one end.

I=13ML2

Where M is mass and L is the length

The transitional kinetic energy

Ktranslational=12mv2

Where m is mass and v is velocity

03

Step 3:(a) Finding the average angular velocity of arms and legs

The average angular velocity can be given as,

avg=t

= change in angular coordinates, t=change in time

Since we know in a brisk walk, the arms and legs each move through an angle of about 300 (a total of600) from the vertical in approximately 1 second.

Therefore,

=600=3鈥夆赌rad

And

t=1鈥夆赌s

So, average angular velocity is

avg=/3鈥夆赌rad1鈥夆赌savg=/3鈥夆赌rad/s

Hence the angular velocity of arm and leg is 3rad/s

04

(b) Finding the rotational kinetic energy in person’s arms and legs

Rotational kinetic energy can be given as

Krotational=12I2

Where I is moment of inertia of the rigid body and is angular velocity.

Moment of inertia can be calculated by using the formula for moment of inertia of rod about one end.

That is, I=13ML2

Where M is mass and L is length

So, moment of inertia of arm and hand is

Iarm+hands=13ML2=130.1375鈥夆赌kg0.7鈥夆赌m2=1.5925鈥夆赌kgm2

Moment of inertia of leg and feet is

Ileg+feets=13ML2=130.3775鈥夆赌kg0.9鈥夆赌m2=7.4925鈥夆赌kgm2

Total rotational kinetic energy

Krotational=129.085鈥夆赌kgm2/3鈥夆赌rad/s2Krotational=4.9814鈥夆赌J

Hence the rotational kinetic energy in person鈥檚 arms and legs is 4.9814J

05

(c)Finding the total kinetic energy

Total kinetic energy can be given as,

Ktotal=Krotational+Ktranslational

The transitional kinetic energy

Ktranslational=12mv2

Where m is mass and v is velocity

Therefore, transitional kinetic energy of person is

Ktranslational=1275鈥夆赌kg51000鈥夆赌m3600鈥夆赌sKtranslational=1275鈥夆赌kg51000鈥夆赌m3600鈥夆赌sKtranslational=72.338鈥夆赌J

Therefore, total kinetic energy

Ktotal=Krotational+KtranslationalKtotal=4.9814鈥夆赌J+72.338鈥夆赌J=77.3194鈥夆赌J

Hence the total kinetic energy due to both his forward motion and his rotation is77.3194J

.

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Step 6:(d) Finding the percentage of kinetic energy due to rotation

We know total kinetic energy is

Ktotal=77.3194鈥夆赌J

Energy due to rotation of arm and legs is

Krotational=4.9814鈥夆赌J

The percentage of kinetic energy due to rotation

Krotational%=KrotationalKtotal100=4.9814鈥夆赌J77.3194鈥夆赌J100=6.44%

Hence the percentage of the kinetic energy due to rotation of his arm and leg is 6.44%.

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