You Obtain a 100-W Light Bulb and a 50-W Light

question 190

Multiple Choice

You obtain a 100-W light bulb and a 50-W light bulb. Instead of connecting them in the normal way, you devise a circuit that places them in series across normal household voltage. If each one is
An incandescent bulb of fixed resistance, which statement about these bulbs is correct?

• A) The 50-W bulb glows more brightly than the 100-W bulb.
• B) Both bulbs glow with the same brightness, but more than their normal brightness.
• C) The 100-W bulb glows brighter than the 50-W bulb.
• D) Both bulbs glow with the same brightness, but less than their normal brightness.

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Definitions:

Zero-Sum Game

In game theory, a game in which the gains (+) and losses (−) add up to zero; one party’s gain equals the other party’s loss. A strategic interaction (game) between two or more parties (players) in which the winners’ gains exactly offset the losers’ losses so that the gains and losses sum to zero.

Gains

Increases in financial resources or advantages, often resulting from investments or economic activities.

Repeated Games

A strategic scenario in which the same game or situation is played multiple times, allowing for strategy evolution based on past outcomes.

Simultaneous

Occurring, operating, or done at the same time.