Let and . Incoming material has zero horizontal momentum, while incorporation requires horizontal momentum . Thus the engine supplies force , and its power isNo duration or loading distance is given, so a single total work cannot be assigned. Over an interval in seconds,The remaining becomes internal energy in the inelastic collision that brings the falling material to the wagon's horizontal velocity. Vertical falling kinetic energy, if any, is a separate contribution to dissipation; it does not alter this horizontal work balance. The source alternates between stone and coal; the calculation depends only on the given loading rate.
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