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Halliday, Fundamentals of Physics, 10e
CHAPTER 27, PROBLEM 043
You are given a number of 33 Ω resistors, each capable of dissipating only 2.2 W without being destroyed. What is the minimum number of such resistors that you need to combine in series or in parallel to make a 33 Ω resistance that is capable of dissipating at least 6.8 W?