JAMB - Physics (1983 - No. 15)

A man of mass 50kg ascends a flight of stairs 5m high in 5 seconds. If acceleration due to gravity is 10ms-2, the power expended is?
100W
200W
250W
400W
500W

Explanation

Power = \(\frac{\text{force x distance}}{\text{time}}\)

= \(\frac{50  X 10  X  5}{5}\)= 500W

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