document.write( "Question 1183009: A dog races up the stairs in a time of 1.80 seconds. If the stairs are 12 feet high, how much power in hp is the dog putting out? The weight of the dog is 48 lbs ? Syw \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It is just long time  (as long as  60 years)  NOBODY  uses these archaic units, feet and pounds, in  Physics problems.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Calculate the change of the potential energy   P = mgh,   using the converted values\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Finally,  to get the  POWER,  divide the found value of the potential energy  P  by the time of  1.8  seconds.\r
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