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Is it true that $1 hp$ is equivalent to $756 W$ ?

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The above statement is False.
Horsepower is a popular unit of power. It is denoted by

hp .

Watts (

W

) and Horse Power (

hp

) are two different types of power. Power can be converted between mechanical and electric forms and can be either one.
It is well known that one pound equals

4.448

newtons.
The following explains how to convert

550

foot pounds per second into metric units:

\Rightarrow = 550 \times 0.3048 \times 4.448 Nm . s^{- 1}

1 HP

is equal to

550

feet per second.

1 lb

equals

4.448 N

1 foot Equals 0.3048 m

1 HP is equal to 550 \times 0.3048 \times 4.448 Nm / s^{- 1} .

1 HP = 745.69 Nm . s^{- 1}

1 horsepower = 746 Watts

\Rightarrow 1 hp = 746 watts

The correct statement would be, that

1 hp

is equivalent to

746 W

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