A few different ways to do this:
Way #1:
The current in the series loop is (12 V) / (total resistance) .
(Turns out to be 2 Amperes, but the question isn't asking for that.)
In a series loop, the current is the same at every point, so it's
the same current through each resistor.
The power dissipated by a resistor is (current)² · (resistance),
and the current is the same everywhere in the circuit, so the
smallest resistance will dissipate the least power. That's R1 .
And by the way, it's not "drawing" the most power. It's dissipating it.
Way #2:
Another expression for the power dissipated by a resistance is
(voltage across the resistance)² / (resistance) .
In a series loop, the voltage across each resistor is
[ (individual resistance) / (total resistance ] x battery voltage.
So the power dissipated by each resistor is
(individual resistance)² x [(battery voltage) / (total resistance)²]
This expression is smallest for the smallest individual resistance.
(The other two quantities are the same for each individual resistor.)
So again, the least power is dissipated by the smallest individual resistance.
That's R1 .
Way #3: (Einstein's way)
If we sat back and relaxed for a minute, stared at the ceiling, let our minds
wander, puffed gently on our pipe, and just daydreamed about this question
for a minute or two, we might have easily guessed at the answer.
===> When you wire up a battery and a light bulb in series, the part
that dissipates power, and gets so hot that it radiates heat and light, is
the light bulb (some resistance), not the wire (very small resistance).
The shape of Earth's lithosphere is continually changing. Bedrock that is closer to oceanic ridges is younger in age than bedrock that is farther away. What can best be concluded from this information? It can cause pollution of water in lakes and rivers
Answer:
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Answer:
x = 41.28 m
Explanation:
This is a projectile launching exercise, let's find the time it takes to get to the base of the cliff.
Let's start by using trigonometry to find the initial velocity
cos 25 = v₀ₓ / v₀
sin 25 = Iv_{oy} / v₀
v₀ₓ = v₀ cos 25
v_{oy} = v₀ sin 25
v₀ₓ = 22 cos 25 = 19.94 m / s
v_{oy} = 22 sin 25 = 0.0192 m / s
let's use movement on the vertical axis
y = y₀ + v_{oy} t - ½ g t²
when reaching the base of the cliff y = 0 and the initial height is y₀ = 21 m
0 = 21 + 0.0192 t - ½ 9.81 t²
4.905 t² - 0.0192 t - 21 = 0
t² - 0.003914 t - 4.2813 =0
we solve the quadratic equation
t = 
t = 
t₁ = 2.07 s
t₂ = -2.067 s
since time must be a positive scalar quantity, the correct result is
t = 2.07 s
now we can look up the distance traveled
x = v₀ₓ t
x = 19.94 2.07
x = 41.28 m
