Respuesta :

A lamp draws 3 amperes of current and is connected to a 120 volt supply.

We are asked to find the resistance of the lamp.

Recall the Ohm's law is given by

[tex]V=IR[/tex]

Where V is the voltage, I is current, and R is the resistance.

Re-arrange the equation for resistance

[tex]R=\frac{V}{I}[/tex]

Substitute the given values

[tex]\begin{gathered} R=\frac{120}{3} \\ R=40\; \Omega \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, the resistance of the lamp is 40 ohms.