Power
Power: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Power, Horse Power, Average Power, Instantaneous Power and, Power Due to Constant Force
Important Questions on Power
The power required to lift a mass of up a vertical distance of in is (taking acceleration due to gravity as ) :

An electric bulb is rated as and . When it is operated on , the power rating would be:

The ratio of powers of two motors is that are capable of raising water in minutes and water in minutes respectively from a well of deep. The value of will be

Which of the following graphs represent constant non zero power?

Star has radius surface temperature while star has radiusand surface temperature The ratio of the power of two stars,is (a) 16:1 (b) 1:16 IMP PMT 200
(d) 14
(c) 1:1

An engine lifts mass through a height of in . The rated power of the engine is, if efficiency of engine is (g = )

A force is delivering constant power of to a body. If the force is acting in the direction of the motion, then the magnitude of force, when velocity is , is

A car of mass is moving along a circular track of radius r with a speed that increases linearly with time as , where is a constant. The instantaneous power delivered by the agent applying the force is

A force of act along the direction of motion of a body moving with a speed . The instantaneous power delivered by the force is

A force of acts on a body for and produces a displacement of m. Calculate the power

If the unit of force were , that of power were and that of time were then the unit of length would be

A block of mass is allowed to slide down a fixed smooth inclined plane of angle and length . What is the power developed by the force of gravity when the block reaches the bottom?

A car of mass is moving along a circular track of radius with a speed which increases linearly with time as , where is a constant. The instantaneous power delivered by agent applying the force is

Force acting on a particle varies with the distance travelled by the particle as then power due to this force varies with as :


If the blocks shown in the figure are released from rest, what is the power delivered by the tension in the string to the block in first ?

A bus of mass metric tonne is pulled at a speed of on a smooth inclination in . Power of the engine is

A motor is used to lift water from a well of depth and to fill a water tank of volume in minutes. The tank is at a height of above ground. If of energy is wasted, the power of the motor is (in )

The power output from a certain experimental car which is designed in shape like a cube is proportional to the mass of the car. The force of air friction on the car is proportional to , where is the speed of the car and the cross sectional area. On a level surface the car has a maximum speed . Assuming that all geometrically similar versions of this design have the same density, then which of the following is true?

