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Question:

How much power would be required to hoist a 48 kg couch up to a 40 m high balcony in 5.0 seconds?

Assume it starts and ends at rest.

Answer:

you forgot to account for gravity its energy = m x g x h
Energy = m x h = 48 kg x 40 m = 1920 Joules Power = Energy per unit time = 1920J / 5 sec = 384 Watts This is the *average power*; that's all that can be calculated from the information given (no data about force or acceleration rates)

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