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Inertia affects the flow of water pumped through a closed system of pipes.
When the pump is first switched on, the water, which has mass, takes time to reach full speed.
When the pump is switched off, inertia causes the decrease in the water flow to be gradual.
The effects of inductance in electrical circuits are similar to the effects of inertia in water pipes.
The information above provides the most support for which one of the following?
The rate at which electrical
Why this is right
The first three statements combine to imply that inertia affects the rate that water flows in a closed circuit of pipes. Since the effects of inductance in electrical circuits is similar to the effects of inertia in water pipes, inductance affects the rate at which electrical currents flow.
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The flow of electrical current
This confuses the analogous relationship by bringing inertia into electrical circuits even though inductance plays the role of inertia in electrical circuits.
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Inertia in the flow of
This suggests that inertia is caused by inductance. While inertia and inductance both affect the rate at which water and electricity flow respectively, to suggest that inductance causes inertia goes too far.
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Electrical engineers try to minimize
The goals of electrical engineers are not discussed in the statements.
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When a water pump is
This suggests that when a water pump is switched off the pump continues to pump water for a second or two, while the statements suggest that when a pump is switched off inertia causes the decrease in the water flow to be gradual. That doesn’t mean the pump continues to pump water.
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