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Electric Oscillations

Problem 4.121

A circuit consisting of a capacitor and an active resistance R=110ΩR=110 \Omega connected in series is fed an alternating voltage with amplitude Vm=110 VV_{m}=110 \mathrm{~V}. In this case the amplitude of steady-state current is equal to Im=0.50 AI_{m}=0.50 \mathrm{~A}. Find the phase difference between the current and the voltage fed.

Reveal Answer
4.121. The current is ahead of the voltage by the phase angle φ=60,\varphi=60^{\circ}, defined by the equation tanφ=(Vm/RIm)21\tan \varphi=\sqrt{\left(V_{m} / R I_{m}\right)^{2}-1}