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Horsepower is a unit of power; one horsepower (1 hp) is equivalent to 745 watts. The world record for climbing a 25-feet rope was set by Garvin Smith in Los Angeles in 1947, when he climbed the 25 feet in 4.7 seconds. Assuming that Mr. Smith has a mass of 65 kg, calculate the average power (in both watts and horsepower) that he generated during his climb.
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