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Your laundry basket weighs 22 N and your room is 3.0 m above you on the second floor. It takes you 6.0 seconds to carry the laundry basket up. What is your power?
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Your laundry basket weighs 22 N and your room is 3.0 m above you on the second floor. It takes you 6.0 seconds to carry the laundry basket up. What is your power?

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Power is 11 W

Step-by-step explanation:

Power = Work ÷ Time

Work = Force x Displacement

Force = 22 N

Displacement = 3 m

Time = 6 seconds

Substituting

Work = Force x Displacement

Work = 22 x 3 = 66 J

Power = Work ÷ Time

Power = 66 ÷ 6

Power = 11 W

Power is 11 W

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