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A truck weighing 3.0 x 10^4 newtons was driven up a hill that is 1.6 x 10^3 meters long to a level area that is 8.0 x 10^2 meters above the starting point. If the trip too, 480 seconds, what was the minimum power required? (1) 5.0 x 10^4 W (2) 1.0 x 10^5 W (3) 1.2 x 10^10 W (4) 2.3 x 10^10 W Please show all work including equations.

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Everardo Feil

Feb 20, 2025

Work done = (30,000N x 800m) = 24,000,000 Joules.(24,000,000/ 480s) = 50,000 Watts, or 5 x 10^4 Watts.Choice 1.... Show More

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