a group of incandescent lamps draws 7.4 A, from a 120v supply. due to a small resistance in the wire it was noted that the power dissipated by a lamp is about 92% only of the power delivered by the source. what is the resistance of the wires?

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Chapter23: Resistive-inductive-capacitive Series Circuits
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Problem 1RQ: What is the phase angle relationship of current and the voltage dropped across a pure resistance?
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   a group of incandescent lamps draws 7.4 A, from a 120v supply. due to a small resistance in the wire it was noted that the power dissipated by a lamp is about 92% only of the power delivered by the source. what is the resistance of the wires?

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