document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56002>Question 56002</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A constant voltage is applied to a circuit that has a variable resistor.  The current varies inverseley as the resistance.  At a resistance of 6 ohms, the current is 10 amperes.  Find the current when the resistance is 12 ohms. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "current = k/resistance<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=k/r ; need to find \"k\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=k/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, equation is c=60/r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If r=12 ohms, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=60/12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c==5 amps<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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