Question

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?

Answer 1

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