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4. Define power and explain how to determine power.

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The rate of doing work is called power of an object.
It is also defined as the work done by an object per unit time. Mathematically, its formula is given by :
, W is work done and t is time taken.
The SI unit of power is watts and its commercial unit is kWh.
1 watt = J/s or N-m/s.
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