Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 26, Problem 30SP
An electric utility company runs two 100 m copper wires from the street mains up to a customer’s premises. If the wire resistance is 0.10 Ω per 1000 m, calculate the line voltage drop for an estimated load current of 120 A.
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