A 40 kg girl runs up a flight of stairs having a rise of 5 m in 4 s. The power developed by her will be ________. (take g = 10 m/s²)
- A.100 W
- B.200 W
- C.500 W
- D.2000 W
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The work done against gravity is mgh = 40 × 10 × 5 = 2000 joule, and power is work divided by time, so 2000 ÷ 4 = 500 watt.
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