A laboratory step-down transformer is rated 220 V/11 V (rms) and may be treated as ideal
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Problem
A laboratory step-down transformer is rated 220 V/11 V (rms) and may be treated as ideal. It is used to operate a heater coil of resistance 5 Ω connected across the secondary.
(i) Calculate the rms current in the secondary.
(ii) Determine the rms current in the primary and hence find the resistance that the 220 V source effectively "sees".
(iii) Calculate the power delivered to the heater and verify that it equals the input power drawn from the source.