ll motor draws 120 J of electrical energy from the mains to lift a book of mass 1 kg through a vertical distance of 8.0 m. It takes 5 s to do this. Calculate: (a) the power input to the motor; (b) the work done by the motor in lifting the book;  (c) the fraction of the input power that is wasted

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A small motor draws 120 J of electrical energy from the mains to lift a book of mass 1 kg through a vertical distance of 8.0 m. It takes 5 s to do this.

Calculate:

(a) the power input to the motor;

(b) the work done by the motor in lifting the book;

 (c) the fraction of the input power that is wasted.

 

 

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