An escalator that takes 1.2 MJ every minute has a power output of 1200 kW.
An escalator used to lift people up from one floor to another, exerts a work (w) of 1.2 MJ in 1 minute (t).
In physics, power (P) is the amount of energy (w) transferred or converted per unit time (t).
[tex]P = \frac{w}{t} = \frac{1.2 \times 10^{6} J }{1min} = 1.2 \times 10^{6} W[/tex]
We can convert 1.2 × 10⁶ W to kW using the conversion factor 1 kW = 1000 W.
[tex]1.2 \times 10^{6} W \times \frac{1kW}{1000W} = 1200kW[/tex]
An escalator that takes 1.2 MJ every minute has a power output of 1200 kW.
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