Find rate with which falling water supply energy to turbine

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A generator at Hoover Dam can supply 396 MW of electrical power. Assume that the turbine and the generator are 83.1% e?- cient. Find the rate with which falling water must supply energy to the turbine. The acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2 . Answer in units of MW

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