Answer:
Amount of input horsepower needed is 279.3 hp.
Step-by-step explanation:
if there is a loss of power of 5% the base horsepower will need to be increased by same percentage so that same amount of power can be delivered.
Now to calculate 5% of 266 hp, we can write
266 × = 13.3 hp
Now to deliver same amount of power we will have to add 5% of 266 hp to its actual power.
So real base power which is needed to deliver 266hp output even at a loss of 5% will be = (266+13.3) hp = 279.3 hp
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