Power
 

Power problem 14


  • Define power.


  • Mechanical power can be calculated using the formula . Use the concept of work and the definition of power to show how this formula is derived.


  • The engine of a lorry provides of power to the lorry’s wheels when it is travelling at a constant speed of along a straight horizontal road. Show that the resistive force opposing the forward motion of the lorry is


 

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