The internal resistance of a high voltage power supply is 24 MO and the output is set so that the potential difference across the output when on open circuit is 4000 V? When a load resistor R₁ is connected across the supply the voltage across R₁ is 3000 V. What is the value of the load resistor?

The internal resistance of a high voltage power supply is 24 MO and the output is set so that the potential difference across the output when on open circuit is 4000 V? When a load resistor R₁ is connected across the supply the voltage across R₁ is 3000 V. What is the value of the load resistor?

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