A coil of inductive reactance 31 has a resistance of 8. It is placed in series with a condenser of capacitive reactance 25. The combination is connected to an a.c. source of 110V. The power factor of the circuit is
A
0.64
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B
0.75
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C
0.8
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D
0.56
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Solution
The correct option is B 0.8 Given : XL=31ΩR=8ΩXC=25Ω Impedance of the circuit Z=√R2+(XC−XL)2=√82+(25−31)2=10Ω Power factor of the circuit cosϕ=RZ=810=0.8