Review Questions
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Review Questions
9.1 Which of the following is not a right way to express the sinusoid A cos ωt?
(a) A cos 2π ft (b) A cos(2πt∕T) (c) A cos ω(t − T) (d) A sin(ωt − 90°)
9.2 A function that repeats itself after fixed intervals is said to be:
| (a) a phasor | (b) harmonic |
|---|---|
| (c) periodic | (d) reactive |
9.3 Which of these frequencies has the shorter period?
(a) 1 krad/s (b) 1 kHz
- 9.4 If v1 = 30 sin(ωt + 10°) and v2 = 20 sin(ωt + 50°), which of these statements are true?
- (a) v1 leads v2 (b) v2 leads v1 (c) v2 lags v1 (d) v1 lags v2
- (e) v1 and v2 are in phase
- 9.5 The voltage across an inductor leads the current through it by 90°.
(a) True (b) False
- 9.6 The imaginary part of impedance is called:
- (a) resistance (b) admittance (c) susceptance (d) conductance
- (e) reactance
- 9.7 The impedance of a capacitor increases with increasing frequency.
(a) True (b) False
9.8 At what frequency will the output voltage vo(t) in Fig. 9.39 be equal to the input voltage v(t) ?
| (a) 0 rad/s | (b) 1 rad/s | (c) 4 rad/s |
|---|---|---|
| (d) ∞ rad/s | (e) none of the above |
Figure 9.39
For Review Question 9.8.
9.9 A series RC circuit has ∣VR∣ = 12 V and ∣VC∣ = 5 V. The magnitude of the supply voltage is:
(a) −7 V (b) 7 V (c) 13 V (d) 17 V
9.10 A series RCL circuit has R = 30 Ω, XC = 50 Ω, and XL = 90 Ω. The impedance of the circuit is:
(a) 30 + j140 Ω (b) 30 + j40 Ω (c) 30 − j40 Ω (d) −30 − j40 Ω (e) −30 + j40 Ω
Answers: 9.1d, 9.2c, 9.3b, 9.4b,d, 9.5a, 9.6e, 9.7b, 9.8d, 9.9c, 9.10b.
Problems
Section 9.2 Sinusoids
- 9.1 Given the sinusoidal voltage v(t) = 50 cos (30t + 10°) V, find: (a) the amplitude Vm, (b) the period T, (c) the frequency f, and (d) v(t) at t = 10 ms.
- 9.2 A current source in a linear circuit has
is = 15 cos (25 π t + 25°) A
- (a) What is the amplitude of the current?
- (b) What is the angular frequency?
- (c) Find the frequency of the current.
- (d) Calculate is at t = 2 ms.
- 9.3 Express the following functions in cosine form: