Determine the work done by an electric motor lifting an elevator and its occupants weighing 2200 lb through five floors; assume a distance of 15 ft between each floor. Compute the power requirements for the motor to go from the first to the fifth floor in

a. 5 s
b. 8 s
Express your results in horsepower (1 hp=550 ft lb/s).


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