Question

In 1.71 minutes, a ski lift raises four skiers at constant speed to a height of 148 m. The average mass of each skier is 62.9 kg. What is the average power provided by the tension in the cable pulling the lift?

Answer 1

3560.36 Watts

Step-by-step explanation:

Power,
where P is power, n is the number of skiers, t is time in seconds and Δt is change in time, ΔW is given by mgh where m is mass, g is gravitational constant, h is height

Substituting n for 4 skiers, m for 62.9 Kg, g for 9.81, h for 148 m and t for 1.71*60=102.6 seconds

P=
`\frac {4*62.9*9.81*148}{1.71*60}=3560.360702  Watts`

Average power is approximately 3560.36 Watts