Question

The loaded cab of an elevator has a mass of 3.0 x 10 3 kg and moves 200 m up the shaft in 20 s at constant speed. At what average rate does the cable do work on the cab

Answer 1

The average rate at which the cable does work is 294,000 J/s.

The given parameters:

• mass, m = 3000 kg
• height, h = 200 m
• time of motion, t = 20 s

The average rate at which the cable does work is calculated as follows;

$P = \frac{E}{t} \\\\P = \frac{mgh}{t} \\\\P = \frac{3000 \times 9.8 \times 200}{20} \\\\P = 294,000 \ J/s$

Thus, the average rate at which the cable does work is 294,000 J/s.

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