A car covers 100 meters in 10 seconds. To do this, the wheels put a force of 500 Newtons on the ground. What is the power of the car?

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Connor

6 September, 06:34

A car covers 100 meters in 10 seconds. To do this, the wheels put a force of 500 Newtons on the ground. What is the power of the car?

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Tomas · Answer 1

Power is the energy dissipated or used per time. It is the rate of doing work. It is expressed as P = W/t. Work can be calculated from the product of force and distance. We calculate as follows:

P = Fd/t

P = 500 (100) / 10

P = 5000 J/s or 5000 W