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The units for power include ...... (check all that apply) kilowatts (KW) Joules (J) foot pound...

The units for power include ...... (check all that apply)

kilowatts (KW)
Joules (J)
foot pound (ft-lb)
British Thermal Unit (BTU)
Watts (W)
horsepower (hp)

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Answer #1

power is the rate of doing work or transferring heat.
Power = work / time
so according to this joule per second which is equal to watt(W) and
A measure of one thousand watts of electrical power is called kilowatt
Another common and traditional measure is horsepower comparing to the power of a horse


Joule and foot pound are units of energy not the power


British thermal unit is a traditional unit of heat

So kilowatt, watt and horsepower are the units of power

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