Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Alternating Current and Voltage · hard

A sinusoidal voltage has an rms value of 120 V. At what angle in the first quadrant of the cycle does its instantaneous value equal 100 V?

  1. 56.4°
  2. 72.2°
  3. 36.1°
  4. 18.1°

Answer

C. 36.1°

Solution

Vp=120 2=169.7 V. =100/169.7 =36.1°.

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