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Grade 9Mechanics

a 150kg car engine develops 500w of power. what force does it exert in moving the car at a speed of 20 metre per second

Profile image of trishitha
8 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Deepak Kumar
8 Years ago
Mass of car = M= 150kg.
power =P = 500W.
Speed = V = 20m/s.
We know that Power = Force*speed.
So, Force = Power/Speed = 500/20 = 25N.