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I just don't understand why in P=V^2/R you use 120V... It makes absolutely no sense to me that for one of these bulbs in the series you use 120V and not the voltage drop of 60V... I really really really appreciate you trying to help me with this

I guess what I don't understand is why you use 120V here and not 60V. Since you are doing this for 1 bulb and each bulb only uses 60V why would you use 120V?

Hey guys I made an account here because I cannot understand this for the life of me. Two 95 W (120V ) lightbulbs are wired in series, then the combination is connected to a 120 V supply. How much power is dissipated by each bulb? Answer 24W The part I don't understand is why 95=(120^2)/R...