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Carter pushes a bag full of basketball jerseys across the gym floor. The he pushes with a constant force of 21 newtons. If he pushes the bag 9 meters in 3 seconds, how much power does he use? (Hint: 1 watt = 1 .) 3 watts 7 watts 27 watts 63 watts 189 watts

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Answer : he uses 63 watts

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User Pieter Kuijpers
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By definition, the power is given by:

P = (F*d)/(t)
Where,
F: Force
d: distance traveled
t: time
The power units is watts.
Substituting values we have:

P = (21*9)/(3)
Making the corresponding calculations we have:
P = 63 watts
Answer:
he uses 63 watts of power:

P = 63 watts
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