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Chapter 1, Problem 35CP
The graph in Fig. 1.33 represents the power drawn by an industrial plant between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. Calculate the total energy in MWh consumed by the plant.
Figure 1.33
For Prob. 1.35.
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