An elevator can carry a maximum load of 1202 kg (including the mass of the elevator car). The elevator has an 801-kg counterweight that always moves with the same speed but in the opposite direction to the car.
(a) What is the average power that must be delivered by the motor to carry the maximum load up 40.0 m in 60.0 s?
(b) How would your answer be different if there were no counterweight?

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Motor 801 kg 1202 kg