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Question
Choose one or more correct alternatives.
Power is a measure of the ______.
- The rapidity with which work is done.
- Amount of energy required to perform the work.
- The slowness with which work is performed.
- Length of time.
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Solution
Power is a measure of the rapidity with which work is done and the slowness with which work is performed.
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