Calculate the velocity on which the pump will fill

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Homework Statement



A water pump of 1 kilowatt of potency supplies a water-box located 5m above of the water-box where the pump is located. Calculate the velocity on which the pump will fill the water-box.

NOTE: Sorry for the bad English.

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potency = work/time

work= mass x gravity x height
 
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The rate at which the pump is doing work - 1 kW - tells us the amount of energy that is supplied to the water per second. Part of this energy is used to raise the water's potential energy. The rest of the energy will then become the ...