Starter Motor Resistance#

An automobile starter motor has an equivalent resistance of \(\rm\ \Omega\) and is supplied by a 13.25 \(\rm\ V\) battery with a \(\rm\ \Omega\) internal resistance.

Part 1#

What is the current to the motor?

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Part 2#

What voltage is applied to the motor?

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Part 3#

What power is supplied to the motor?

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Part 4#

When the battery connections are corroded, its internal resistance increases by \({{ params.R_add }}\rm\ \Omega\). Significant problems are caused by even small amounts of unwanted resistance in low-voltage, high-current applications.

What is the new current to the motor?

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Part 5#

What is the new voltage applied to the motor?

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Part 6#

What is the new power supplied to the motor?

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Attribution#

Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 2 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
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