College Physics
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Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
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Chapter 21, Problem 12CQ
Some light bulbs have three power settings (not including zero), obtained from multiple filaments that are individually switched and wired in parallel. What is the minimum number of filaments needed for three power settings?
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