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One coolie takes 1 minute to raise a suitcase through a height of 2 m but the second coolie takes 30 s to raise the same suitcase to the same height. The powers of two coolies are in the ratio of

  • Option 1)

    1:2

  • Option 2)

    1:3

  • Option 3)

    2:1

  • Option 4)

    3:1

 

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As discussed in

Power -

Rate of doing work

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 P = \frac{N}{t}

Work done = mgh in both case

\frac{P_{1}}{P_{2}}=\frac{P_{2}}{P_{1}}=\frac{30 sec}{1 min} = \frac{30s}{60s} = \frac{1}{2} = 1:2


Option 1)

1:2

This solution is correct

Option 2)

1:3

This solution is incorrect

Option 3)

2:1

This solution is incorrect

Option 4)

3:1

This solution is incorrect

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