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What is the resistance of an electric frying pan that draws 12 amperes of current when connected to 120 Volt circuit

User Kevin Grossnicklaus
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10 ohms

Step-by-step explanation

the resistance of an electric circuit is given by:


\begin{gathered} R=(V)/(I) \\ where\text{ R is the resitance} \\ Vi\text{s the voltage} \\ I\text{ is the current} \end{gathered}

so

Step 1

a) let


\begin{gathered} R=R \\ V=120\text{ volts} \\ I=12\text{ Amperes} \end{gathered}

b) now, replace in the expression


\begin{gathered} R=(V)/(I) \\ R=\frac{120\text{ volt}}{12\text{ Amp}} \\ R=10\text{ ohms} \end{gathered}

therefore, the answer is

10 ohms

I hope this helps you

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