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OS-AP-7-36 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Power (Problem 36)

(a) What is the average useful power output of a person who does of useful work in 8.00 h? (b) Working at this rate, how long will it take this person to lift 2000 kg of bricks 1.50 m to a platform? (Work done to lift his body can be omitted because it is not considered useful output here.) Select the answer to part (a).