Technician A says that horsepower is defined as work per unit of time or the rate of doing work. Technician B says that one horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds per seconds. Who is right?

A. Neither A nor B

B. B only

C. Both A and B

D. A only

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Kareem Holt

9 January, 19:09

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Wyatt Compton · Answer 1

Both A and B are right. Horsepower is Power which is the rate of doing work and also the non-SI units of 550 ft-lb/s

Technician A says that horsepower is defined as work per unit of time or the rate of doing work. Technician B says that one horsepower equals 550 foot-pounds per seconds. Who is right?A. Neither A nor BB. B onlyC. Both A and BD. A only