Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 24, Problem 58P
You’re working on a new high-speed rail system. It uses 6000-horsepower electric locomotives, getting power from a single overhead wire with resistance 15 mΩ/km, at 25 kV potential relative to the track. Current returns through the track, whose resistance is negligible. Energy-efficiency standards call for no more than 3% power loss in the wire. How far from the power plant can the train go and still meet this standard?
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