Three resistors are connected in series across a battery. The value of each resistance and its maximum power rating are as follows: 5.7 Ω and 19.0 W, 29.2 Ω and 13.2 W, and 18.0 Ω and 11.2 W. (a) What is the greatest voltage that the battery can have without one of the resistors burning up? (b) How much power does the battery deliver to the circuit in (a)? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

Three resistors are connected in series across a battery. The value of each resistance and its maximum power rating are as follows: 5.7 Ω and 19.0 W, 29.2 Ω and 13.2 W, and 18.0 Ω and 11.2 W. (a) What is the greatest voltage that the battery can have without one of the resistors burning up? (b) How much power does the battery deliver to the circuit in (a)? (a) Number Units (b) Number Units

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Three resistors are connected in series across a battery. The value of each resistance and its maximum power rating are as follows: 5.7 Ω and 19.0 W , 29.2 Ω and 13.2 W , and 18.0 Ω and 11.2 W . (a) What is the greatest voltage that the battery can have without one of the resistors burning up? (b) How much power does the battery deliver to the circuit in (a)? (a) Number i Units (b) Number i Units

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