What is the equation for calculating power output?

[Max CR]

Homework Statement

You lift a 40 kg weight vertically 2 meters in 2 seconds. Your power output is ____.

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

M = 40 kg
A = 1 m/s
F = ?

I have no idea how to go further than this. Also, what is power abbreviated as? For example, force is abbreviated as F and mass is M. Momentum is P, but what is power?

 

[mgb_phys]

Power is just energy / time.

Power is generally 'P' and so gets confused with momentum 'p'.

 

[LowlyPion]

Homework Statement

You lift a 40 kg weight vertically 2 meters in 2 seconds. Your power output is ____.

M = 40 kg
A = 1 m/s
F = ?

I have no idea how to go further than this. Also, what is power abbreviated as? For example, force is abbreviated as F and mass is M. Momentum is P, but what is power?

Power is work/time

But before you go too far here, what is that A supposed to be?

 

[Max CR]

Thanks! I got the answer I couldn't figure out what the equatio nfor power was.