Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics
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ISBN: 9780131495081
Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 29, Problem 48P
(II) A model-train transformer plugs into 120-V ac and draws 0.35 A while supplying 7.5 A to the train. (a) What voltage is present across the tracks? (b) Is the transformer step-up or step-down?
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(II) A model-train transformer plugs into 120-V ac and draws0.35 A while supplying 6.8 A to the train. (a) What voltageis present across the tracks? (b) Is the transformer step-upor step-down?
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