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Please help me with this physics sum......?

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A water pump is pumping water at a rate of 72 meter cubes per hour to a height of 50m....

Motor of the pump is consuming power at the rate of 1.25kW..... What is the efficiency of the pump....

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  2. Work done = mgh = 72000*10*50 = 36,000,000J

    Power required = Work/time = 36000000/3600= 10,000W

    Power required is 10kW

    As the pump is consuming power at the rate of 1.25kW, it must be a super efficient pump!!

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