It is almost time for the summer olympics. the olympic hammer throw is a throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. the name hammer throw comes from an older contest where men threw a sledge hammer. the hammer have different weights, ranging from 16 pounds down to 8 pounds. imagine there are four hammers to throw: 16, 12, 10, and 8 pounds. you want to reach the same distance which each hammer. you would need the least force to throw which hammer?

given data:

determine the horse power (h.p) = ?

force applied to move the box(f) = 10 pounds,

box lifted from a distance         (d) = 3 feet

time taken to lift                         (t) = 10 sec,

the horse power is defined as amount of work required to move a load. the horse power is equal to 550 foot-pound per second

                  1 h.p   = 550 foot-pound/second

it can also be defined as the the load that need to be move a body for certain distance in a certain amount of time.

mathematically,

                      h.p = (force × distance)/ time

                            = (10 × 3)/ 10

                            = 30/10

                            = 3 foot -pound/sec

hence, the horse power is needed to move the box is 3 foot-pound/second

important note: 1 h.p = 550 foot-pound/second = 746 watts