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A sensor uses 2.1 ✕ 10-4 a of current when it is operated by a 3.0 v battery. what is the resistance of the radio circuit? assume that the battery voltage is constant, no matter what current is present.

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We can calculate the resistance of the radio circuit by using Ohm's law:

V=IR
where
V is the voltage of the circuit
I is the current
R is the resistance

In this circuit,
V=3.0 V and
I=2.1 \cdot 10^(-4) A. If we rearrange the previous equation and we use these data, we can calculate the resistance of the circuit:

R= (V)/(I)= (3.0 V)/(2.1 \cdot 10^(-4)A)=1.43 \cdot 10^4 \Omega = 14.3 k\Omega
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