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The rms current through a light bulb is 0.679 A when the bulb isconnected to a standard 120 V rms source.
(a) Find the bulb's resistance.


(b) Find the peak instantaneous current.


(c) Find the peak instantaneous voltage.


(d) Find the average electrical power used by the bulb.

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
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ISBN: 9780321625922

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