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A boat weighing 9.0 × 102 newtons requires a horizontal force of 6.0 × 102 newtons to move it across the water at 1.5 × 101 meters per second. The boat’s engine must provide energy at the rate of

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-- The boat's engine is providing 600 newtons of force.

-- Every second, the force pushes on the boat for 15 meters.

-- So during that second, the engine does (15 x 600) = 9,000 J of work.

-- The rate at which the engine provides energy to move the boat is

                 9,000 joules per second  =  9,000 watts.

-- (The energy comes from chemical energy
stored in the gas that the engine burns.)

The boat's engine must provide energy at the rate of \(\boxed{9000\text{ J/s}}\) or \(\boxed{9000\text{ W}}\) or \(\boxed{9\text{ kW}}\).

Explanation:

Given:

The horizontal force required to move the boat is \(6.0\times10^2\text{ N}\).

The speed of the boat under the action of the force is \(1.5\times10^1\text{ m/s}\).

Concept:

The rate at which the energy is required by the boat is nothing but the power at which the motor should operate. The power of a device or a motor is defined as the rate of work done by the motor.

The rate at which the boat's engine must provide energy to move the boat is given by:

\(\boxed{P=F.v}\)

Here, \(P\) is the power of the engine, \(F\) is the force exerted on the boat and \(v\) is the speed of the boat.

Substitute the values in above expression.

\(\begin{aligned}P&=(6.0\times10^2)(1.5\times10^1)\text{ J/s}\\&=9000\text{ J/s}\end{aligned}\)

Thus, The boat's engine must provide energy at the rate of \(\boxed{9000\text{ J/s}}\) or \(\boxed{9000\text{ W}}\) or \(\boxed{9\text{ kW}}\).

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Answer Details:

Grade: Senior School

Subject: Physics

Chapter: Energy and Power

Keywords:

boat, weighing, engine, force, horizontal, direction, velocity, rate, energy, power, provide energy, meters per second.