Question #141114
If a man moves a small box that weighs 6N, 20 meters in 12 second, how much power
was used?
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Expert's answer
2020-10-29T07:00:07-0400

If the force he applied was parallel to the horizontal ground, the work he did is


W=Fd.W=Fd.

Now it is time to remember a popular joke: Can't find work? Multiply power by time!

So, the power is work over time:


P=Wt=Fdt=62012=10 W.P=\frac{W}{t}=\frac{Fd}{t}=\frac{6\cdot20}{12}=10\text{ W}.


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