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Old October 3rd 03, 07:05 PM
nafod40
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szd41a wrote:
An empty motorless 500 kg boat is drifting on a river. Current is moving at
2.5 m/s, so is the boat. How many H.P has the boat?


Power = Energy/Time = Force x Distance/Time, or Force x velocity. But no
force here, so no power.