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In an AC circuit, current is 3 A and vol...

In an AC circuit, current is 3 A and voltage 210 V and power is 63 W. The power factor is

A

0.11

B

0.09

C

0.08

D

0.1

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The correct Answer is:
D
Power P = I.V. `costheta`
`thereforecostheta=P/(IV)=63/(3xx210)=0.1`
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