Power due to the force applied to the block by the cable?

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A 2600 kg block of granite is being pulled up a 36.87-degree incline at a constant speed of 1.07 m/s by a cable. The kinetic friction coefficient is 0.25, leading to a frictional force of 5101 N. The correct approach to find power involves recognizing that the block moves at constant speed, meaning acceleration is zero, and thus the net force equals the frictional force. By calculating the work done over a distance of 1.07 m in one second, the power is determined to be 21810.9 Joules per second. This calculation clarifies the misunderstanding regarding the acceleration and the forces involved.
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A 2600 kg block of granite is pulled up an incline which is 36.87 degrees off of the horizontal at a constant speed of 1.07m/s by a cable and winch. The coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the incline is 0.25. What is the power due to the force applied to the block by the cable?

I started this problem by finding the acceleration of the block which is sin(36.87) *9.81=5.88599m/s^2

This times the mass is the force pulling up. = 15303 N

Next i found the frictional force which is N * u
so cos(36.87) * 9.81 * 2600 * .25 = 5101 N

I subtracted the force pulling up by the frictional force and multiplied it by the velocity 15303-5101 = 10201 * 1.07 = 10916 W

where did i go wrong because this is not the answer. thanks
 
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I think you mistake was the value of acceleration. When that block move with constant speed, the acceleration = 0.

Once you figured out the some of the forces, you can plug you number into the equation to find your work. It is Force multiplied by distance. In this case, you can assume that this system working in 1 second, so you can get the distance is equal to 1.07m.
Then plug in the W divided by the differences in time to get power. The time is 1 second because we assumed that this things happened in 1 sec.

Is the answer 21810.9 Joule/s? That's what i got.
 
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