Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073380377
ISBN 13: 978-0-07338-037-7

Chapter 2 - Fundamentals of Electric Circuits - Part 1 Circuits - Homework Problems - Page 54: 2.35

Answer

The power for the select value of $R$ from $0$ to $20$ $ohms$: If $R$ $=$ $0$ , $P$ $=$ $80$ $watts$ If $R$ $=$ $3$ , $P$ $=$ $50$ $watts$ If $R$ $=$ $5$ , $P$ $=$ $40$ $watts$ If $R$ $=$ $11$ , $P$ $=$ $25$ $watts$ If $R$ $=$ $15$ , $P$ $=$ $20$ $watts$ If $R$ $=$ $20$ , $P$ $=$ $16$ $watts$

Work Step by Step

Given the resistance and voltage, we can easily solve for the power by using the below formula: $ Power $ $ (P) $ $=$ $\frac{Voltage (V)^{2}}{Resistance(R)}$ $ Power $ $ (P) $ $=$ $\frac{20^{2}}{5 + R}$ By using the formula above, the following is the power for the select value of $R$ from $0$ to $20$ $ohms$: If $R$ $=$ $0$ , $P$ $=$ $80$ $watts$ If $R$ $=$ $3$ , $P$ $=$ $50$ $watts$ If $R$ $=$ $5$ , $P$ $=$ $40$ $watts$ If $R$ $=$ $11$ , $P$ $=$ $25$ $watts$ If $R$ $=$ $15$ , $P$ $=$ $20$ $watts$ If $R$ $=$ $20$ , $P$ $=$ $16$ $watts$
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