A heart does 1.5 J of work in each heart beat. How many times per minute does it beat if it's power is 2 watts.

The power, the work done and the time is related as,
 P=Wt
So, the total work done by the heart in one minute will be,
 W=P×t
Thus, on substituting the values we get,
 W=2 Watt×60 sW=120 Joule
Thus, the total work done by the heart in 60 sec is W=120 J
Now, the number of heart beats per minute will be calculated as,
 No. of heart beat per minute=Total work doneWork done in each beat
On substituting the values we get,
 No. of heart beat per minute=120 J1.5 JNo. of heart beat per minute=80 times

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p=w/t

w=p*t

w=2*60

w=120 J

w in 60 sec is 120 J

w per beat is 1.5 J

=120/1.5 =80 beats per minute.

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