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The figure shows a circuit.
When the circuit is switched on, the ammeter reads 0.5A.

Calculate the value of the unknown resistor R.

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`P=VI =PR = ( 0.5 )^2 xx 3 = 0.25 xx 3 =0.75 W`
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