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How much power is used by a 10 V flashlight battery that draws 5.5 A of current?

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In order to calculate the power used, we can use the formula:


P=V\cdot I

Where V is the voltage and I is the current.

So, using V = 10 and I = 5.5, we have:


\begin{gathered} P=10\cdot5.5 \\ P=55 \end{gathered}

So the power used by the flashlight is 55 W.

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