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Two electric lamps of 40 W each are connected in parallel across the mains supply. Find the total power consumed by the two bulbs together.

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Power of each bulb b= 40 W
Total consumption of power by the two bulbs
`P= P_1 + P_2 = 40 + 40 `= 80 W.
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