Carter pushes a bag full of basketball jerseys across the gym floor. The he pushes with a constant force of 21 newtons. If he pushes the bag 9 meters in 3 seconds, how much power does he use? (Hint: 1 watt = 1 .

Respuesta :

Answer: 63 W

Explanation:

Power is defined as the amount of work done divided by the time taken:

[tex]P=\frac{W}{t}[/tex]

where W is the work done, and t is the time taken.

The work done is given by the product between the force applied and the displacement of the bag:

[tex]W=Fd=(21 N)(9 m)=189 J[/tex]

So, the power in this case is

[tex]P=\frac{W}{t}=\frac{189 J}{3 s}=63 W[/tex]