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Question 453332: I don't know where to go so that's why I came here.
The current I in an electrical conductor varies inversely as the resistance R of the conductor. The current is 9 amperes when the when the resistance is 920 ohms. What is the current when the resistance is 560 ohms.
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Found 2 solutions by rfer, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
use E=IR
E=9*920
E=8280 volts
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I=E/R
I=8280/560
I=14.8 Amps
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The current I in an electrical conductor varies inversely as the resistance R of the conductor.
The current is 9 amperes when the when the resistance is 920 ohms. What is the current when the resistance is 560 ohms.
:
Find the Voltage E = I*R
E = 9 * 920
E = 8280
:
Find the current I = E%2FR
I = 8280%2F560
I = 14.8 amps when the resistance is 560 ohms