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Chapter 7 Problem 51P

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Problem 51P

A grandfather clock is powered by the descent of a 4.35-kg weight. (a) If the weight descends through a distance of 0.760 m in 3.25 days, how much power docs it deliver to the clock? (b) To increase the power delivered to the clock, should the time it takes for the mass to descend be increased or decreased? Explain.

Solution

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Here we have to calculate the power the descent delivers to the clock. The clock is powered by a descent with mass  and it descends through the distance in the time duration .

Given data,

  • Mass,
  • Acceleration due to gravity,
  • Distance ,
  • Time interval,
  • Using

    To find,

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    Title Physics with MasteringPhysics 4 
    Author James S. Walker
    ISBN 9780321541635

    A grandfather clock is powered by the descent of a 4.35-kg

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