37. An incandescent lamp load, generally considered to be made up of resistor; take 4.8 kW from a 120-volt source. The instantaneous maximum value of power is? A. 4,800 wattsB. 2,400 wattsC. 9,600 wattsD. 480 watts
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In this case, we are given that the power is 4.8 kW (or 4800 watts) and the voltage is 120 volts. However, we are not given the resistance, so we cannot directly use this formula to find the maximum power. However, we know that the maximum power is reached when Show more…
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