A bicyclist pedals his bicycle along a horizontal road by standing with his enti

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A bicyclist pedals his bicycle along a horizontal road by standing with his entire weight upon the upper pedal from its position just as it passes the top of a pedal stroke down to its position at the bottom of the pedal stroke, then switches his weight to the other pedal. The two pedals are separated on the diameter of 0.3 m, the tires have a diameter of 1 m. The bicyclist has a mass of 60 kg, the bicycle has a mass of 12 kg. When he is traveling at 5m/s, what is his increase in speed when he makes the next such stroke on one pedal? Neglect air drag and friction.

Explanation / Answer

conservation of momentum i1 r1 = i2 r2

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