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There is a 120 V circuit in a house that is a dedicated line for the dishwasher, meaning the dishwasher is the only resistor on that circuit line. If the dishwasher draws 18 A of electricity, what would the resistance of the dishwasher be? Round the answer to the nearest hundredth of an ohm.

User Gao
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The answer is
6.67 Ohms (I tried to find the ohms sign but it looks like the lululemon logo)
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Answer : Resistance of the dishwasher is 6.67 ohms.

Explanation :

It is given that,

Total voltage flowing in a house, V = 120 V

Current flowing, I = 18 A

According to Ohm's law :

V = I R ...........(1)

R is the resistance of the circuit.

Putting all values in (1) we get :


R=(V)/(I)


R=(120\ V)/(18\ A)


R=6.666\ \Omega

or


R=6.67\ \Omega

So, the resistance of the dishwasher is
R=6.67\ \Omega.

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