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A particular heat engine has a mechanical power output of 4.60 kW and an efficiency of...

A particular heat engine has a mechanical power output of 4.60 kW and an efficiency of 24.0%. The engine expels 6.20  103 J of exhaust energy in each cycle.

(a) Find the energy taken in during each cycle.
kJ

(b) Find the time interval for each cycle.
s


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