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An AC voltage of 12.0 V is applied to the primary of a transformer that has 3 times as many turns in the secondary than in the primary. What is the voltage of the secondary?

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Chapter15: Alternating-current Circuits

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Problem 44P: A step-up transformer is designed so that the output of its secondary winding is 2000 V(rms) when...

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An AC voltage of 12.0 V is applied
to the primary of a transformer that
has 3 times as many turns in the
secondary than in the primary.
What is the voltage of the
secondary?
(Unit = V)
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