The heating element in a soldering iron has aresistance of 30Ω . Find the average power dissipatedin the soldering iron if it is connected to a voltagesource of 117 V rms.

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The heating element in a soldering iron has a
resistance of 30Ω . Find the average power dissipated
in the soldering iron if it is connected to a voltage
source of 117 V rms.

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