Question

As a freely falling object picks up downward speed, what happens to the power supplied by the gravitational force?

Answer 1

We will start from the definition of power in terms of the Force. Power could be described as the change of energy in an instant of time. Considering that Energy is the product between the Force and the distance traveled we would arrive at the expression

$P = \frac{E}{t}$

$P = \frac{F*h}{t}$

Here,

F = Force

h = Height

t = Time

As there is no external force, apart from the force of gravity, and this, is constant during the course of the object we will also have to be constant power and therefore this during its course will be the same. The correct answer is (1)