The current through the battery and resistors 1 and 2 in Figure (a) is 2.50 A. Energy is transferred from the current to thermal energy Eth in both resistors. Curves 1 and 2 in Figure (b) give the thermal energy Eth dissipated by resistors 1 and 2, respectively, as a function of time t. The vertical scale is set by Eth,s = 72.0 mJ, and the horizontal scale is set by ts = 5.10 s. What is the power supplied by the battery?

The current through the battery and resistors 1 and 2 in Figure (a) is 2.50 A. Energy is transferred from the current to thermal energy Eth in both resistors. Curves 1 and 2 in Figure (b) give the thermal energy Eth dissipated by resistors 1 and 2, respectively, as a function of time t. The vertical scale is set by Eth,s = 72.0 mJ, and the horizontal scale is set by ts = 5.10 s. What is the power supplied by the battery?

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