College Physics
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ISBN: 9781938168000
Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 20, Problem 85PE
(a) Haw much power is dissipated in a short circuit of 240-V AC through a resistance of 0.250 Ω ? (b) What current flows?
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