Reading Comprehension: Detail Questions
According to the passage, one advantage Direct Current had over Alternating Current was that
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[[snippet]]Although we know that AC was invented by Tesla and not Edison, the author does not list this fact as an advantage that DC had over AC.
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[[snippet]]The fifth paragraph mentions that Edison's anti-AC propaganda campaign presented AC as hazardous and reliable. However, this is the notion promoted by the campaign, and not something stated by the author as true.
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[[snippet]]Note that the text refers to an AC motor not being invented yet and NOT that AC was not invented altogether - thus the oversimplification that AC was not invented yet is not one of DC's advantages.
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[[snippet]]The fact AC could be distributed over hundreds of miles is an advantage AC has over DC. Remember, the question asks about an advantage DC had over AC.
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[[snippet]]In the second sentence of the second paragraph, the author explicitly mentions DC's first advantage was that direct current generators could be easily connected parallel to one another.