//Example 20.10 P_ave=100*10^6;//Average power (W) V_rms=200*10^3;//Rms voltage (V) I_rms=P_ave/V_rms;//Rms current (A) printf('a.Current required = %0.1f A',I_rms) R=1;//Resistance (ohm) P_ave_b=I_rms^2*R;//Power dissipated (W) printf('\nb.Power dissipated by transmission lines = %0.1f kW',P_ave_b/1000) percent_loss=P_ave_b/P_ave*100; printf('\nc.Percentage of power lost = %0.3f%%',percent_loss) //Answer varies due to round off error //Openstax - College Physics //Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11406/latest