Reading Comprehension: Detail Questions

According to the passage, one advantage Direct Current had over Alternating Current was that

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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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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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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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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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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.

AC generators were invented by Tesla and not by Edison
AC was hazardous and unreliable
DC was invented before AC
DC generators could be connected in parallel
AC could be distributed over hundreds of miles

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