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25 August, 08:08

How long does it take a 1.51 * 104 W steam engine to do 8.72 * 106 J of work? Round your answer to three significant figures.

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  1. 25 August, 08:36
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    The steam engine does 1.51 x 10⁴ joules of work per second.

    To do 8.72 x 10⁶ joules of work takes it

    8.72 x 10⁶ Joules / 1.51 x 10⁴ J/sec

    = (8.72 / 1.51) x 10² seconds

    = 5.77 x 10² seconds

    = 577 seconds = 9 minutes 37 seconds
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