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Ch 25: Current, Resistance, and EMF
Young & Freedman Calc - University Physics 15th Edition
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Capitolo 25, Problema 34a

When a resistor with resistance RR is connected to a 1.501.50-V flashlight battery, the resistor consumes 0.06250.0625 W of electrical power. (Throughout, assume that each battery has negligible internal resistance.) What power does the resistor consume if it is connected to a 12.612.6-V car battery? Assume that RR remains constant when the power consumption changes.

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Start by recalling the formula for electrical power consumed by a resistor: P = V^2 / R, where P is the power, V is the voltage, and R is the resistance.
Given the initial conditions with the flashlight battery: P = 0.0625 W and V = 1.50 V, use the formula to solve for the resistance R. Rearrange the formula to R = V^2 / P.
Substitute the known values into the rearranged formula: R = (1.50^2) / 0.0625.
Now, use the resistance R calculated from the flashlight battery scenario to find the power consumed when connected to the car battery with a voltage of 12.6 V. Use the formula P = V^2 / R again.
Substitute the car battery voltage and the previously calculated resistance into the formula: P = (12.6^2) / R, where R is the resistance found in step 3.

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