Engineering Question on induction motor rotor copper losses

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The rotor speed of a 3-phase 60Hz 8-pole induction motor is calculated to be 855 RPM, with a slip of 5%. The slip speed is determined to be 45 RPM, and the synchronous speed is 900 RPM. Initially, there was confusion regarding the calculation of rotor copper losses, which were thought to be simply the input power of 220W. The correct method for calculating rotor copper losses is to multiply the slip by the input power to the rotor, resulting in 11W. The problem was ultimately resolved with this clarification.
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Homework Statement


The rotor of a 3 phase 60hz 8-pole induction motor takes 220w @ 3hz. Find the rotor speed and the rotor copper losses.

2. The attempt at a solution

I have found the rotor speed by using the equation slipspeed = fr(120)/P = 3hz(120)/8 = 45 rpm then finding nsync by 120(60)/8 = 900rpm so rotor speed = 900-45 = 855rpm. Slip can also be found to be 5% from this. I am stuck at trying to find the rotor copper losses though. I thought that it was just the 220w but that seems to easy. I would appreciate any help with this problem. Thank you.
 
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Never mind I figured it out. It is slip*(input power to rotor) so .05*220w = 11w.
 

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