Question

A flying saucer lifts the Physical Science building 10,000 ft into the air before discovering it is useless and discards the remains. If the building weighs 1,000,000 pounds and the ascent takes 20 seconds, what is one saucer power?

Answer 1

Answer:

500000000 lbft/s

Explanation:

F = Force or weight = 1000000 lbf

s = Displacement = 10000 ft

t = Time taken = 20 seconds

Work done is given by

$W=Fs\\\Rightarrow W=1000000\times 10000\\\Rightarrow W=10000000000\ lb-ft$

Power is given by

$P=\dfrac{W}{t}\\\Rightarrow P=\dfrac{10000000000}{20}\\\Rightarrow P=500000000\ lbft/s$

One Saucer power is 500000000 lbft/s