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Calculate the power required of a 60-kg person who climbs a tree 5 meters high in 10 seconds.

Acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2.

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Power = Energy/time

-Don't have energy so I'm gonna solve for it

Gravitational Potential Energy = mass x gravity x height

= 60 kg x 9.8 m/s2 x 5m

= 2940 J

Power = Energy/time

=2940 J/10 s

= 294 W

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