Work Energy And Power Ques 36

36. An engine pumps water through a hose pipe. Water passes through the pipe and leaves it with a velocity of $2 $ $m / s$. The mass per unit length of water in the pipe is $100$ $ kg / m$. What is the power of the engine?

[2010]

(a) $400 $ $W$

(b) $200 $ $W$

(c) $100 $ $W$

(d) $800 $ $W$

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 36.(d)

Solution:

  1. (d) Amount of water flowing per second from the pipe

$ =\frac{m}{\text{ time }}=\frac{m}{\ell} \cdot \frac{\ell}{t}=(\frac{m}{\ell}) v $

Power $=$ K.E. of water flowing per second

$=\frac{1}{2}(\frac{m}{\ell}) v \cdot v^{2}$

$=\frac{1}{2}(\frac{m}{\ell}) v^{3}$

$=\frac{1}{2} \times 100 \times 8=400 $ $W$