Question A8.11: The impedance of the a.c. circuit shown in Fig. A8.5 is give...

The impedance of the a.c. circuit shown in Fig. A8.5 is given by:

Z=\sqrt{R^2+X^2}

Determine the reactance, X, of the circuit when R = 25 Ω and Z = 50 Ω.

A8.5
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Here we know that:
R = 25 Ω
Z = 50 Ω
X = ?
First we will re-arrange the formula in order to make X the subject:

Z=\sqrt{R^2+X^2}

Squaring both sides gives:

Z^2=(\sqrt{R^2+X^2})^2=R^2+X^2

Re-arranging gives:

X^2=Z^2-R^2

Taking the square root of both sides gives:

X=\sqrt{Z^2-R^2}

We can now replace Z and R by the values that we know:

X=\sqrt{50^2-25^2} =\sqrt{2,500-625} =\sqrt{1,875}

thus

X = 43.3 Ω

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