An extension cord is used with an electric weed trimmer that has a resistance of 15.0 .

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An extension cord is used with an electric weed trimmer that has a resistance of 15.0 Ω. The extension cord is made of copper wire that has a cross-sectional area of 1.3 × 10-6 m2. The combined length of the two wires in the extension cord is 92 m.

(a) Determine the resistance of the extension cord.

(b) The extension cord is plugged into a 120-V socket. What voltage is applied to the trimmer itself?


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Physics

ISBN: 978-0470879528

9th edition

Authors: John D. Cutnell, Kenneth W. Johnson

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