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Help with voltage divider rule?

An electrical load has a power factor of 0.8 lagging. It dissipates 8 kW at a voltage of 200 V. Calculate the impedance of this load in rectangular coordinates.

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  • Rick
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    i=p/(e cos(theta))=50 Arms and it becomes 50@-36.87 degrees when you include the angle. z=e/i=4@36.87 = 3.2+j 2.4

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