How much resistance must be put in series with a 40-microfarad-capacitor connected to a 110 volt, 120-cycle source to limit the current to 3 amperes? What will be the drop across the capacitor and across the resistor? How much power is expended?

How much resistance must be put in series with a 40-microfarad-capacitor connected to a 110 volt, 120-cycle source to limit the current to 3 amperes? What will be the drop across the capacitor and across the resistor? How much power is expended?

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