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The power factor of an LR circuit carrying an ac of angular frequency `omega` is

A

`R/(omegaL)`

B

`(omegaL)/R`

C

`R/(sqrt(R^2+omega^2L^2))`

D

`R/(sqrt(R^2-omega^2L^2))`

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