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Calculate the peak voltage of a mains supply of 240Vrms.​

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So 240V RMS is equivalent to 339 V peak, or 679 V peak to peak and can be written as 240 Vrms. (the formula is Vrms = Vmax / √2). The waveform is a sinusoid varying about a neutral, which can also be drawn as a vector with a single arrow pointing away from neutral.
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