Exercise

Consider an element with voltage of 6 V and current of 8 A.

What is the power absorbed by the element and the energy absorbed over 10 s interval ?

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Solution: Use Equation (6.4) to calculate the power absorbed by the element



Use Equation (6.3) to calculate the energy absorbed by the element is




               

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