Heating Element

#291 / Electrical & Computer Engineering Easy

A manufacturing engineer is reviewing the schematics for a certain heating element. If the drawing allows a 0.5 amp current when 60 volts are applied, what is the heating element’s resistance?

Expand Hint
Ohm’s law:
$$$V=IR$$$
where $$V$$ is the voltage, $$I$$ is the current, and $$R$$ is the resistance.
Hint 2
Solve for resistance:
$$$R=\frac{V}{I}$$$
Ohm’s law:
$$$V=IR$$$
where $$V$$ is the voltage, $$I$$ is the current, and $$R$$ is the resistance. Rearranging the equation to solve for resistance:
$$$R=\frac{V}{I}=\frac{60V}{0.5A}=120\:\Omega$$$
$$$120\:\Omega$$$


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