Solve the Problem. -The Voltage Across a Resistor Is Jointly Proportional to the Proportional

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Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-The voltage across a resistor is jointly proportional to the resistance of the resistor and the current flowing through the resistor. If the voltage across a resistor is 12 volts for a resistor whose resistance is 6 ohms and when
The current flowing through the resistor is 2 amperes, find the voltage across a resistor whose resistance is
9 ohms when the current flowing through the resistor is 8 amperes.

• A) 72 V
• B) 48 V
• C) 18 V
• D) 16 V

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