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An elevator weighing 6,000 N moves up a distance of 10.0 meters in 30.0 seconds. a. How much work did the elevator’s motor do? b. What was the power of the elevator’s motor in watt and in horsepower?

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Assume that work is equal to force x distance or w=fd. The force here is 6,000n and distance is 10.0 so therefore w=(6000n)(10.0m) and use that to do p=wt (power = work x time
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