College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 1 - Problems - Page 21: 52

Answer

$2.6\times10^{9}$ times in a life time.

Work Step by Step

A normal heart rate is about 70 beats/min. A person lives for about 70 years, Now, $ 1 yr = 5.26\times 10^{5} min$ So, the heart beats about $70 \times 70\times 5.26\times 10^{5} =2.6\times10^{9}$ times in a life time.
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