An electric clothes dryer draws 10 A at 220 V. If the clothes put into the dryer have a mass of 10 kg when wet and 3 kg dry, about how long does it take to dry the clothes? (Assume all heat energy goes into vaporizing water, Lv = 2.26 × 10^6 J/kg)

a. 171 min
b. 120 min
c. 51 min
d. 40 min
e. 5 min

b

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When the position of a simple harmonic oscillator is equal to A/2, where A is the amplitude, the kinetic energy is:

A. (3/4)
B. (1/4)
C. (3/8)
D. (1/8)
E. (1/2)

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(A) 5.7 kN?m
(B) 6.1 kN?m
(C) 6.8 kN?m
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