Delmar's Standard Textbook Of Electricity
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Chapter 18, Problem 1PA
Incandescent lighting of 500 W is connected in parallel with an inductive load. A clamp-on ammeter reveals a total circuit current of 7 A. What is the inductance of the load connected in parallel with the incandescent lights? Assume a voltage of 120 V and a frequency of 60 Hz.
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