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Can someone help explain work and power and how it works

my test is on tuesday in physical science so I need help with this to finish studying.

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Power is just the RATE of work.

Power = (amount of work done)/(time to do it).
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In physics, a force is said to do work if, when acting, there is a displacement of the point of application in the direction of the force. For example, when a ball is held above the ground and then dropped, the work done on the ball as it falls is equal to the weight of the ball (a force) multiplied by the distance to the ground (a displacement).
power= work over time
the more power you put into your work the less time it will take, if you have less power the more time
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