Voltage used by an electrical device is , where
is the voltage in volts,
is the power in watts, and
is the resistance in ohms.
The function .
(a)
\Find power consumption of the lamp.
\Voltage.
Resistance.
Solve for .
Consider .
.
Substitute the values of and
in above equation.
watts.
The power consumption of the lamp is watts.
(b)
\Find the resistance of the DVD player.
\Current .
Power watts.
Solve for .
Consider .
Substitute the values of and
in above equation.
The resistance of the DVD player is .
(c)
\Ohms law :
\Ohms law states that the current through a conductor between two points is directly proportional to the potential difference across the two points.
\Ohms law expresses voltage in terms of current and resistance. The two functions are and
.
Solve for .
Consider .
Substitute in equation (1).
(a) The power consumption of the lamp is watts.
(b) The resistance of the DVD player is .
(c) .