Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 24 - Alternating-Current Circuits - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 867: 7

Answer

$V_{rms}=V_{avg}$

Work Step by Step

We know that $V^2_+=(5.0)^2=25V^2$ and $V^2_-=(-5.0)^2=25V^2$ Now $V^2_{avg}=\frac{1}{2}(V^2_+ +V^2_-)=\frac{1}{2}(25+25)=25V^2$ $V_{rms}=\sqrt{V^2_{avg}}=\sqrt{25V^2}=5.0V=V_{max}$ Hence, we proved that $V_{rms}=V_{avg}$
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