Question

An escalator is used to move 25 passengers every minute from the first floor of a department store to the second. The second floor is located 5.30 meters above the first floor. The average passenger's mass is 60 kg. Determine the power requirement of the escalator in order to move this number of passengers in this amount of time.
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Answer 1

Answer:

55960 J

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

1298.5watt

Explanation:

Power is defined as the rate at which work is done

Expressed mathematically as;

P = F × d/ t; F = force or weight of object ;d is height or distance sustain and t is time covered

Hence for 1 person the power consumption is ;

Note weight =mass× acceleration of free fall due to gravity,g

g is known as 9.8m/S2

Time taken is 1min which is 60 sec

60 ×9.8 × 5.3/60 = 51.94 watt

Hence for 25 persons we have

25 × 51.94 =1298.5watt

1.3kilo watt( kilo is 1000)