A three-way lightbulb can produce 50W, 100W or 150W at120V. Such a bulb contains two filaments that can beconnected to the 120V individually or in parallel. Describehow the connections to the two filaments are made to give each ofthe three wattages. What must be the resistance of eachfilament?

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2021-05-12

A three-way lightbulb can produce 50W, 100W or 150W at120V. Such a bulb contains two filaments that can beconnected to the 120V individually or in parallel. Describehow the connections to the two filaments are made to give each ofthe three wattages. What must be the resistance of eachfilament?

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Daphne Broadhurst

Daphne Broadhurst

Skilled2021-05-14Added 109 answers

The resistance of the filament
R=V2P
R1=120250=288 ohms
R2=1202100=144 ohms
R3=1202150=96 ohms
If the filaments are conected in parallel then
R1=Ra+Rb
Ra=Rb=144 ohms

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