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" A pump can take out 7200 kg of water per hour from a 100 m deep well. Calculate the power of the pump, assuming that its efficiency is 50%."

Name: a pump can take out 7200 kg of water per hour from a 100 m deep well calculate the power of the pump assuming that its efficiency is 50
Uploaded: 2022-02-23T10:36:45-08:00
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Description: a pump can take out 7200 kg of water per hour from a 100 m deep well calculate the power of the pump assuming that its efficiency is 50

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A pump can take out 7200 kg of water per hour from a 100 m deep well. Calculate the power of the pump,
assuming that its efficiency is 50%."

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert Dharmendra Maheshwari

02/23/2022

Step 1

Given: Mass of water lifted, m = 7200 kg Height lifted, h = 100 m Time taken, t = 1 hour = 3600 seconds Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10 m/s^2 Output power, P_out = work done / time taken Work done = mgh = 7200 * 10 * 100 = 7200000 J P_out = 7200000 / 3600 = Show more…

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