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The voltage drop across each connecting wire and voltage applied to apparatus.
Answer to Problem 66GP
The voltage drop across connecting wire is
Explanation of Solution
Given info:
The voltage of the source is,
The length of the wire is,
The resistance per unit length of the wire is,
The current drawn by the apparatus is,
Formula Used:
The expression to calculate the resistance of the connecting wire is,
The expression to calculate the resistance of the apparatus is,
The expression to calculate the voltage drop across connecting wire is,
The expression to calculate the voltage applied to apparatus is,
Calculation:
Substitute all the values in the above expression (1).
Substitute all the values in the above expression (2).
Substitute all the values in the above expression (3).
Substitute all the values in the above expression (4).
Conclusion:
Thus, the voltage drop across connecting wire is
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