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Alternating Current Practice 1. An ac current has an rms value of 3.54 A. Determine the peak value of the current. (a) 1.25 A (c) 3.75 A (e) 7.08 A (b) 2.50 A (d) 5.00 A ( 2. A 220-? resistor is connected across an ac voltage source V = (150 V) sin [2?(60 Hz)t]. What is the average power delivered to this circuit? (a) 51 W (c) 280 W (e) 550 W (b) 110 W (d) 320 W ( 3. A lamp uses an average power of 55 W when it is connected to an rms voltage of 120 V. Which entry in the following table is correct for this circuit? lamp resistance R (?? Irms (A) (a) 260 0.46 (b) 22 3.8 (c) 130 0.65 (d) 170 0.57 (e) 38 1.2 ( 4. When a 1500-W hair dryer is in use, the current passing through the dryer may be represented as I = (17.7 A) sin (120?t). What is the rms current for this circuit? (a) 17.7 A (c) 85.7 A (e) 8.85 A (b) 12.5 A (d) 25.0 A Questions 5 through 9 pertain to the situation described below: The figure shows variation of the current through the heating element with time in an iron when it is plugged into a standard 120 V, 60 Hz outlet. ( 5. What is the peak voltage? (a) 10 V (c) 120 V (e) 240 V (b) 60 V (d) 170 V ( 6. What is the rms value of the current in this circuit? (a) 1.4 A (c) 11 A (e) 18 A (b) 7.1 A (d) 14 A ( 7. What is the resistance of the iron? (a) 24 ? (c) 17 ? (e) 1.8 ? (b) 7.1 ? (d) 12 ? ( 8. If t1 = 0.050 s, what is the value of t2? Note: The origin for the graph is not necessarily at t = 0 s. (a) 0.067 s (c) 0.10 s (e) 61 s (b) 0.079 s (d) 0.60 s ( 9. What is the approximate average power dissipated in the iron? (a) 450 W (c) 850 W (e) 1700 W (b) 600 W (d) 1200 W Answers to AC Multiple Choice Questions 1. D 2. A 3. A 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. C Chap 20 Problems - Solutions 30. REASONING Substituting into Equation 20.7 gives a result that can be solved directly for the desired time. SOLUTION From Equation 20.7 we have