A heat pump is absorbing heat from the cold outdoors and supplying heat to a house. The house is losing heat at an average rate of Qloss 9 kW. If the power consumed by the heat pump is Wnetin 3 kW, what is the coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump?

A heat pump is absorbing heat from the cold outdoors and supplying heat to a house. The house is losing heat at an average rate of Qloss 9 kW. If the power consumed by the heat pump is Wnetin 3 kW, what is the coefficient of performance (COP) of the heat pump?

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