document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=83578>Question 83578</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the voltage in a circuit is given by the equation V= square root of PR, where P is the power in the watts and R is the resistance in ohms, if the voltage in a circuit is 120 volts and the circuit produces 1500 watts of power, what is the resistance in the circuit? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #60095 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=60095\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also given that the voltage (V) is 120 volts, and the Power (P) is 1500 watts.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute these values into the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Square both sides of this equation ...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Squaring the 120 results in 14400. Substituting this results in:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To solve for R divide both sides of this equation by the multiplier of R which is 1500:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The division on the left side results in:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is that the resistance R is equal to 9.6 ohms.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the math manipulations that can be used to solve this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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