I know it's really late, but just in case you wanted to know (a) would be -272 and (b) would be 8.04. You just had the signs mixed up. I have the same online homework.
Homework Statement
You see an optical illusion of an ever-upward spiral staircase. The climber trudges up and up and never gets anywhere, going in circles instead. Suppose the staircase is provided with a narrow ramp, allowing the tired stair-climber to push a wheelbarrow up the stairs. The...