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Define power.

Define the following:

Power

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उत्तर

Power is defined as the rate of doing work or work done per second.

i.e., Power = `("Work done in joule")/("Times in second")`

or,  p = `("W (in joule)")/("t (in second)")`

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पाठ 4: Work, Energy and Power - Evaluation [पृष्ठ २०५]

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