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If a 120- volt circuit feeds four 40-watt fluorescent lamps, what current (in amps) is drawn if the power factor is 0.912 0.33 0.68 1.21 3.3

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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If a 120- volt circuit feeds four 40-watt fluorescent lamps, what current (in amps) is drawn if the power factor is 0.912

0.33

0.68

1.21

3.3

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