Question

Your car's 32.5 W headlight and 2.00 kW starter are ordinarily connected in parallel in a 12.0 V system. What power (in W) would one headlight and the starter consume if connected in series to a 12.0 V battery

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

the resistance of a electrical device

R = V² / P where V is volt and P is power .

The devices are in parallel so same volt will apply on them

So R₁ = 12² / 32.5 = 4.431 ohm

R₂ = 12² / 2 x 10³ = .072 ohm

when they are in series

Common Current in them = 12 / 4.431 + .072

= 2.6649 A

power consumed by first device when they are in series

= current² x resistance

= 2.6649² x 4.431 = 31.46 W

power consumed by other

= 2.6649² x .072 = .511 W