Answer to Question #271291 in Physics for grey tyrant

Question

If you can do the same amount of work over a shorter period compared to your classmate, in physics, are more powerful?

A. No, because you accomplished the same amount of work.

B. No, because power is concerned with force, not time.

C. Yes, because you accomplished the same amount of work in a small

period.

D. Yes, because power is relative and having yourself as a reference

frame makes you more powerful.

Answer 1

By definition, the power is the work done in one second. If you can do the same amount of work over a shorter period, this means, that you can do more work in one second and, thus, you are more powerful.

Answer. C. Yes, because you accomplished the same amount of work in a small period.