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A series LR circuit is connected to an ac source of frequency omega and the inductive reactance is equal to 2R. A capacitance of capacitive reactance equal to R is added in series with L and R. The ratio of the new power factor to the old one is

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`SQRT((2)/(3))`
`sqrt((2)/(5))`
`sqrt((3)/(2))`
`sqrt((5)/(2))`

Solution :Power factor(OLD)
`= (R)/(sqrt(R^(2) + X_(L)^(2))) = (R)/(sqrt(R^(2) + (2R)^(2))) = (R)/(sqrt5R)`
Power factor (new)
` = (R)/(sqrt(R^(2) + (X_(L) - X_(C))^(2))) = (R)/(sqrt(R^(2) + (2R - R)^(2))) = (R)/(sqrt 2R)`
`therefore` (New power factor)/(Old power factor) = `((R)/(sqrt2R))/((R)/(sqrt5R)) = sqrt((5)/(2))`


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