Problem 2) An electric lawn mower runs on 1000 watts of electrical power input. The same mower can cover a small yard of 2500 sq ft in 20 minutes (20 minutes is 1200 seconds). If the effective amount of energy required to cut the 2500 sq ft of grass is 420,000 joules. What is the efficiency of the electric lawnmower?

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Problem 2) An electric lawn mower runs on 1000 watts of electrical power input.
The same mower can cover a small yard of 2500 sq ft in 20 minutes (20 minutes is
1200 seconds). If the effective amount of energy required to cut the 2500 sq ft of
grass is 420,000 joules. What is the efficiency of the electric lawnmower?
Problem 3) The small wheel in the picture has
a
radius of 1 inch and the large one has a radius of 8 inches. The yarn
that connects them travels at a speed of 12 inches/second. If the
small wheel rotates at 800 RPM, what is the rotational speed of the
large wheel?
Radius : 8 inches
Radius : 1 inch
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 2) An electric lawn mower runs on 1000 watts of electrical power input. The same mower can cover a small yard of 2500 sq ft in 20 minutes (20 minutes is 1200 seconds). If the effective amount of energy required to cut the 2500 sq ft of grass is 420,000 joules. What is the efficiency of the electric lawnmower? Problem 3) The small wheel in the picture has a radius of 1 inch and the large one has a radius of 8 inches. The yarn that connects them travels at a speed of 12 inches/second. If the small wheel rotates at 800 RPM, what is the rotational speed of the large wheel? Radius : 8 inches Radius : 1 inch
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Given data: 

Power (P) = 1000 W

Time (t) = 20 minutes = 1200 seconds

Energy required (Eout) = 420,000 J

Required:

The efficiency of the electric lawnmower 

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