A positive angle of 30° is equivalent to a negative angle of
A. -30°
B. -330°
C. -60°
D. -180°
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Apparent power is expressed in watts.
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The complex number 6 + j6 is equivalent to
A. 6 ∠45°
B. 36 ∠45°
C. 8.48 ∠45°
D. 8.48 ∠90°
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When the frequency of the source voltage decreases, the impedance of a parallel RC circuit
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Does not change
D. Decreases to zero
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In an RC circuit, the impedance is determined by both the resistance and the capacitive reactance combined.
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The capacitor voltage always leads the current by 90°.
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In the complex plane, the number 14 - j5 is located in the Fourth quadrant
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Total current in an RC circuit always leads the source voltage.
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The complex number 40 ∠ 55° is equivalent to
A. 55 + j55
B. 40 + j40
C. 45.88 + j65.52
D. 22.94 + j32.76
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A 2 kΩ resistor and a 0.002 µF capacitor are in series across an ac source. Current in the circuit is 6.50 mA. The true power is
A. 84.5 mW
B. 845 mW
C. 13 mW
D. 130 mW
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In a series RC circuit, when the frequency and the resistance are halved, the impedance
A. Doubles
B. Is halved
C. Is reduced to one-fourth
D. Cannot be determined without values
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A 2 kΩ resistor is in series with a 0.015 µF capacitor across a 15 kHz ac source. What is the magnitude of the total impedance and the phase angle?
A. 73.4 Ω and θ = -19.5°
B. 707 Ω and θ = -19.5°
C. 2121 Ω and θ = -19.5°
D. 734 Ω and θ = -38.9°
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What is the angular difference between +j4 and -j4?
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The impedance of a series RC circuit varies directly with frequency.
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When the frequency of the voltage applied to a series RC circuit is decreased, the impedance
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains the same
D. Doubles
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The circuit phase angle is the angle between the total current and the applied (source) voltage.
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A capacitor with 150 ohm of capacitive reactance is across an ac source. The impedance, expressed in polar form, is
A. Z = 150 ohm
B. Z = 150 ∠90° ohm
C. Z = 150 ∠-90° ohm
D. Z = 150 ∠180° ohm
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A 12 kΩ resistor is in series with a 0.02 µF capacitor across a 1.2 kHz ac source. If the current is expressed in polar form as I = 0.3 ∠0° mA, what is the source voltage expressed in polar form?
A. 45.6 V
B. 411.3 V
C. 0.411 V
D. 4.11 V
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An imaginary number is one that exists only in the mind of the mathematician.
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For a certain load, the true power is 150 W and the reactive power is 125 VAR. The apparent power is
A. 19.52 W
B. 195.2 W
C. 275 W
D. 25 W
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