An inductive circuit draws a line current of 10A. If the reactive component of the line current is 6A, then power factor of the circuit is ___ . a. 0.6 lagging  b. 0.857 lagging c. 0.5 lagging d. 0.5 leading

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An inductive circuit draws a line current of 10A. If the reactive component of the line current is 6A, then power factor of the circuit is ___ .

a. 0.6 lagging 

b. 0.857 lagging

c. 0.5 lagging

d. 0.5 leading

 
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