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Hoover Dam on the Colorado River is the highest dam in the United States at 221 m, with an output of 1300 MW. The dam generates electricity with water taken from a depth of 106 m and an average flow rate of 640 m³/s.

(a) Calculate the power in this flow in watts.

[ ______ ] W

(b) What is the ratio of this power to the facility’s average of 680 MW?

[ ______ ]
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Transcribed Image Text:Hoover Dam on the Colorado River is the highest dam in the United States at 221 m, with an output of 1300 MW. The dam generates electricity with water taken from a depth of 106 m and an average flow rate of 640 m³/s. (a) Calculate the power in this flow in watts. [ ______ ] W (b) What is the ratio of this power to the facility’s average of 680 MW? [ ______ ]
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