*67. ssm A generating station is producing 1.2 x 106 W of power that is to be sent to a small town located 7.0 km away. Each of the two wires that comprise the transmission line has a resistance per kilometer of 5.0 x 10-2 /km. (a) Find the power used to heat the wires if the power is transmitted at 1200 V. (b) A 100:1 step-up transformer is used to raise the voltage before the power is transmitted. How much power is now used to heat the wires?

 

Power to heat is also called power lost or Joule heating  the expression is

 

 

Current can be found from

 

 

Resistance is

 

 

 

 

 

 

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