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3 October, 08:30

You are the captain of a pirate ship and wish to find out how strong a new first mate is at rowing treasure from shore to the ship. It takes him 4 minutes (240 s) to row the treasure with a constant force of 500 N. What power does the pirate supply?

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  1. 3 October, 11:51
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    The formula that is usually used for the calculation of power is the product of force applied and the speed at which the action is done. That is,

    P = Fv

    We let d be the distance covered and the equation for power would be,

    P = (500 N) (d/240 s)

    P = 2.08d
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