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Solution
Given, mass of water = 80 kg
height = 20 m
g = 10 ms-2
time taken = 10s
Work done = mgh = 80 x 10 x 20 = 16000 J
Power = `"work done"/"time taken" = 16000/10 = 1600 "watt"`
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