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ISBN: 2818440059223

Author: Hewitt

Publisher: PEARSON+

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Chapter 7, Problem 46PC

A toaster has a heating element of 15 Ω and is connected to a 120 -V outlet. Show that the current drawn by the toaster is 8 A .

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