Question: Tim is using a cordless electric weed trimmer with a dc motor to cut the long weeds in his back yard. The trimmer generates a

Tim is using a cordless electric weed trimmer with a dc motor to cut the long weeds in his back yard. The trimmer generates a back emf of 18.00 V when it is connected to an emf of 24.0 V dc. The total electrical resistance of the electric motor is 8.00 Ω.
(a) How much current flows through the motor when it is running smoothly?
(b) Suddenly the string of the trimmer gets wrapped around a pole in the ground and the motor quits spinning. What is the current through the motor when there is no back emf? What should Tim do?

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