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Two girls, each of weight 400 N climb up a rope through a height of 8 m. We name one of the girls A and the other B. Girl A takes 20 s while B takes 50 s to accomplish this task. What is the power expended by each girl?

Solution:(i) Power expended by girl A:Weight of the girl, mg = 400 NDisplacement (height), h = 8 m Time taken, t = 20 sPower, P = Work done / time taken Power = mgh / t P = 400 N × 8 m / 20 s= 160 W. (ii) Power expended by girl B:Weight of …

Two girls, each of weight 400 N climb up a rope through a height of 8 m. We name one of the girls A and the other B. Girl A takes 20 s while B takes 50 s to accomplish this task. What is the power expended by each girl? Read More »

A boy of mass 50 kg runs up a staircase of 45 steps in 9 s. If the height of each step is 15 cm, find his power. Take g = 10 m s–2 .

Solution:Weight of the boy,w = mg = 50 kg × 10 m s–2 = 500 NHeight of the staircase,h = 45 × 15/100 m = 6.75 mTime taken to climb, t = 9 s, power, P = Work done/time taken mgh / t Power (P) = (500 N × 6.75 m ) / 9s= 375 …

A boy of mass 50 kg runs up a staircase of 45 steps in 9 s. If the height of each step is 15 cm, find his power. Take g = 10 m s–2 . Read More »

Power

Definition “Power is defined as the rate of doing work or the rate of transfer of energy.“ If an agent does a work W in time t, then power is given by:Power = work/time or P =w / t The S I unit of power is J s–1 = kg m2s-3 = watt (W) [in …

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Energy

What is Energy ? The capacity to do work is energy. Energy can only be changed from one form to another; it cannot be created or destroyed. Energy is measured in the same manner as work, i.e. Joules. There are various types of energy because it is present in many different things. There are two …

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