Calculate the work done by an electric motor in lifting an elevator weighing 4 kN through five floors having a distance of 3 m between each floor. Calculate the power required for the motor to go from the first to the fifth floor in 5 s.

Calculate the work done by an electric motor in lifting an elevator weighing 4 kN through five floors having a distance of 3 m between each floor. Calculate the power required for the motor to go from the first to the fifth floor in 5 s.

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