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The current in resistor Y is..?

The current in resistor Y is..?-example-1
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The current in resistor Y is

a)1.0 A

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(A)

Step-by-step explanation:

We can see that the resistors are connected in parallel so all of them have the same voltage of 100 V. We also know that


P = VI

Since resistor Y dissipates 100 W of power, we can solve for the current as


I = (P)/(V) = \frac{100\:\text{W}}{100\:\text{V}} = 1.0\:\text{A}

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