Amount of power consumed by a non linear light bulb

[oportunity]

Homework Statement

figure 1 shows the relation ship between voltage and current when voltage is applied o a certan light bulb. Next as shown in figure 2, the bulb os connected n series with a 12V battery and 5Ω resitor.
Figure 1
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Fgure 2
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/401/imagnecir2.png/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/401/imagnecir2.png

what is the amount of power consumend by the light bulb?thanks

 

[truesearch]

The one thing you know is that the (voltage across the bulb) + (voltage across the 5ohm resistor) =12V
The voltage across the resistor is always going to be Ix5... look up the current axis for the bulb and find what current will give a (voltage across the bulb) + Ix5 =12 (it works out quite nicely)

 

[oportunity]

ok. thanks

 

[truesearch]

did you get 2A x 2V = 4W for the bulb and 2A x 10V = 20W for the resistor?

 

[oportunity]

yes. thanks

 

[berkeman]

did you get 2A x 2V = 4W for the bulb and 2A x 10V = 20W for the resistor?

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