A person walks up a stalled 20 m long escalator in 80 s. When standing on the same escalator, now moving, the person is up in 57 s. How much time would it take that person to walk up the moving escalator?

A person walks up a stalled 20 m long escalator in 80 s. When standing on the same escalator, now moving, the person is up in 57 s. How much time would it take that person to walk up the moving escalator?

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Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 84A

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