A cyclist exerts a force of 125 N to accelerate from rest to a speed of 10.0 m/s. What is the cyclist’s power output? Consider the difference between average velocity and instantaneous velocity.
At the beginning power = v*F = 0 * 125 = 0 W
At the end the power = v*F = 10 * 125 = 1250 W
The AVERAGE power = F * v avg = F *(vi+vf)) / 2 = (Pi+Pf)/2 =1250 / 2 = 625 W