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Question
Calculate the power spent by a crane while lifting a load of mass 2000 kg, at velocity of 1.5 ms-1. (g = 10 ms-2)
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Solution
Power spent by a crane = Force × Velocity
= mg × v
= (2000 × 10) × 1.5
= 30,000 W
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