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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

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0.64
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0.75
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0.8
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0.56
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Solution

The correct option is B 0.8
Given : XL=31 Ω R=8Ω XC=25Ω
Impedance of the circuit Z=R2+(XCXL)2=82+(2531)2=10Ω
Power factor of the circuit cosϕ=RZ=810=0.8

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