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A gust of wind does 125J of work on the blades of a windmill. Because of this the windmill can do 46.9J of useful work output. How efficient is the windmill?

Respuesta :

Answer:

The efficiency of the windmill is 37.52 %.

Explanation:

Given that,

A gust of wind does 125 J of work on the blades of a windmill, [tex]W_i=125\ J[/tex]

The windmill can do 46.9 J of useful work output, [tex]W_o=46.9\ J[/tex]

We need to find the efficiency of the windmill. It is given by the ratio of output work to the input work. So,

[tex]\eta=\dfrac{W_o}{W_i}\times 100\\\\\eta=\dfrac{46.9}{125}\times 100\\\\\eta=37.52\%[/tex]

So, the efficiency of the windmill is 37.52 %.