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A \( 60 \, \Omega \) resistor is connected to a \( 180 \, \text{V} \) (rms) AC source. What is the rms
current?

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**Capacitive reactance** X_C =1/(ω C)=1/(2π f C) (Ω), C capacitance (F), current leads voltage by 90°, I_rms = V_rms/X_C = V_rms ω C, I_peak = V_peak ω C, impedance Z = X_C for pure C. For 45 μF, 60 Hz, X_C=1/(2π×60×45×10⁻⁶)=58.9 Ω, V_rms=110 V, I_rms=1.867 A, I_peak=2.64 A. RMS current: I = (V/R) . Given: V = 180 V , R = 60 Ω . I = (180/60) = 3 A . Applying X_L = ωL, X_C = 1/ωC, Z = √(R² + (X_L - X_C)²), I_rms = V_rms/Z, P = V_rms I_rms cosφ, V_s/V_p = N_s/N_p, calculation gives 3 A, consistent with phasor analysis

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