What is the maximum number of 60-W light bulbs you can connect in parallel in a 120-V home circuit without tripping the 20-A circuit breaker?

a. 3600
c. 11
b. 59
d. 39


D

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When a mass of 0.350 kg is attached to a vertical spring and lowered slowly, the spring stretches 12.0 cm. The mass is now displaced from its equilibrium position and undergoes simple harmonic oscillations. What is the period of the oscillations?

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What is the name of a sudden, highly energetic, eruptive explosion on the surface of the Sun?

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A) x = 0.5 m, y = 1 m B) x = 1 m, y = 1 m C) x = 1 m, y = 0.5 m D) x = 0.5 m, y = 0.5 m E) x = 0 m, y = 0 m

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