A refrigerator operating in a room at 20 has to extract heat at a rate of 500 W from the cabinet at 4 °C to compensate for the imperfect insulation. How much power must be supplied to the motor if its efficiency is 80% of the maximum possible?

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A refrigerator operating in a room at 20 °C
has to extract heat at a rate of 500 W from the
cabinet at 4 °C to compensate for the
imperfect insulation. How much power must
be supplied to the motor if its efficiency is
80% of the maximum possible?
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