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An industrial conveyor belt lifts luggage with a total mass of 300 kg through a vertical height h=8.0 mh = 8.0\text{ m}h=8.0 m every minute at a constant speed, as shown in the diagram below.

Conveyor belt diagram

The electric motor driving the conveyor belt has an efficiency of 0.70.

Using g=9.8 m s−2g = 9.8\text{ m s}^{-2}g=9.8 m s−2, calculate the input electrical power of the motor.

274.4 W274.4\text{ W}274.4 W

392.0 W392.0\text{ W}392.0 W

560.0 W560.0\text{ W}560.0 W

33,600 W33,600\text{ W}33,600 W

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