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Minh spent the weekend on his Wii and now has carpal tunnel syndrome. His 120 V outlet has an electrical current of 8A. What is the resistance in the Wii?
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Minh spent the weekend on his Wii and now has carpal tunnel syndrome. His 120 V outlet has an electrical current of 8A. What is the resistance in the Wii?

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The resistance is 15 ohms.

Also, it's dissipating 960 watts whenever it's turned on. So it's almost as hot as a toaster, and Minh no longer has hands.

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