The resistance of each bulb and fraction of total power wasted in the leads.
Answer to Problem 14P
The resistance of each bulb is
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
Voltage of the source,
Total resistance of the leads,
Current trough each bulb,
The number of bulbs is,
The number of leads is,
Formula Used:
The expression to calculate the resistance of each bulb is,
The expression to calculate the fraction of power wasted in the leads is,
Calculation:
Substitute all the values in the above expression.
Substitute all the values in the above expression.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the resistance of each bulb is
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