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प्रश्न
What is power?
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उत्तर
Power is the rate of doing work or the rate of transfer of energy. If W is the amount of work done in time t, then power is given by the expression,
The rate of doing work or energy conversion rate is called power.
Power = `"Work" /"time"`
or P = `W/t`
Where, P = Power
w = Work
t = Time
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