An athlete of mass 60 kg performs a pull-up on a bar. He raises his body vertically through a distance of 0.50 m in a time of 1.2 s.
Taking the acceleration of free fall g g\,g as 10 m/s2, what is the useful power developed by the athlete during this pull-up?
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533 exam-style questions on CIE IGCSE Physics 1.7 Energy, work and power, covering 1.7.1a Energy stores and energy transfers, 1.7.1b Conservation of energy, 1.7.1c Kinetic and gravitational potential energy, 1.7.2 Work done, 1.7.3 Energy resources, 1.7.3a Energy resources and electricity generation, 1.7.3b Nuclear fusion as an energy source, 1.7.3c Efficiency of energy transfer, and 1.7.4 Power. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.