What is the work rate of an escalator lifting a woman from bottom to top?

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In summary, the problem is asking for the rate at which an escalator, 30.0 meters long and moving at 1.00 m/s, does work in lifting a 50.0-kg woman from the bottom to the top. However, the given information does not specify the angle at which the escalator is slanted, making it difficult to solve. The provided equations do not seem to apply to this scenario, and the person asking for help is unsure of how to approach the problem. They are looking for guidance on how to get started.
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An escalator is 30.0 meters long and slants at relative to the horizontal. If it moves at 1.00 m/s, at what rate does it do work in lifting a 50.0-kg woman from the bottom to the top of the escalator

im not to sure on how to go about doing this problem, the question doesn't make logical sense since its an escalator without an angle... anyone have insight on this or am i just not seeing it.
 
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i no i didnt add anything except for the problem but any tips or help will push me off my feet because there's something i just don't see here

i geuss you would use teh equation .5mv^2 +mgh=.5mv^2 + mgh which tehre is no H in this case so it would bsaically be a standard
W=mg(hf-hi) which in this case would just be mg?
 
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anyone know? i don't want you to do the problem for me just i need help getting started, I looked through my physics book and all my notes and i can't find a formula that would satisfy this.
 

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