A flashlight uses batteries that add up to 4.5 V and has a power output of 0.48 W. (a) How much current is drawn from the batteries?                                   _____A (b) What is the effective resistance of the flashlight? _____________Ω

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A flashlight uses batteries that add up to 4.5 V and has a power output of 0.48 W.

(a) How much current is drawn from the batteries?
                                  _____A

(b) What is the effective resistance of the flashlight?
_____________Ω
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