Physics (10th Edition)

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Chapter 20 - Electric Circuits - Problems - Page 574: 33

Answer

(a) 786 W (b) 1572 W

Work Step by Step

$I_{rms}=6.50\,A$ $R=18.6\,\Omega$ (a) Average power $\overline{P}=I_{rms}^{2}\times R=(6.50\,A)^{2}\times18.6\,\Omega=786\,W$ (b) Peak power $P_{0}=I_{0}V_{0}=2(\frac{1}{2}I_{0}V_{0})=2\overline{P}=2\times786\,W=1572\,W$
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