Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
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ISBN: 9780078028229
Author: Charles K Alexander, Matthew Sadiku
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 39CP
A 600-W TV receiver is turned on for 4 h with nobody watching it. If electricity costs 10 cents/kWh, how much money is wasted?
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Fundamentals of Electric Circuits
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