Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 24 - Alternating-Current Circuits - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 868: 25

Answer

$0.967$

Work Step by Step

We know that $Z=\sqrt{R^2+(\omega C)^{-2}}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $Z=\sqrt{(105\Omega)^2+(2\pi(70.0)(82.4))^{-2}}=108.6\Omega$ Now $cos\phi=\frac{R}{Z}$ $cos\phi=\frac{105}{108.6}=0.967$
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