When you ride a bicycle at constant speed, almost all of the energy you expend goes into the work you do against the drag force of the air. In this problem, assume that all of the energy expended goes into working against drag. The drag force on an object is approximately proportional to the square of its speed with respect to the air. For this problem, assume that F~V^2 exactly and that the air is motionless with respect to the ground unless noted otherwise. Suppose a cyclist and her bicycle have a combined mass of 60kg and she is cycling along at a speed of 5 m/s .
A.) Under these conditions, how much power does she expend as she cycles?
B.) If she doubles her speed to 10m/s , how much energy does she use in cycling 1 kilometer?
C.) How much power does she expend when cycling at that speed? (10m/s)
D.) Upon reducing her speed back down to 5m/s , she hits a headwind of 5m/s . How much power is she expending now?