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 2, Problem 66P
A 20-kΩ/V voltmeter reads 10 V full scale.
- (a) What series resistance is required to make the meter read 50 V full scale?
- (b) What power will the series resistor dissipate when the meter reads full scale?
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