A 50 kW pump is used to pump up water from a mine that is 50 m deep. Find the mass of water that can be lifted by the pump in 1.4 min.

Respuesta :

Given data

*The given power of the pump is P = 50 kW = 50 × 10^3 W

*The given depth is h = 50 m

*The given time is t = 1.4 min = (1.4 × 60) = 84 s

The mass is calculated by the power formula as

[tex]\begin{gathered} P=\frac{W}{t} \\ P=\frac{mgh}{t} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Substitute the known values in the above expression as

[tex]\begin{gathered} 50\times10^3=\frac{m\times9.8\times50}{84} \\ m=8571.42\text{ kg} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Hence, the mass of the water is m = 8571.42 kg