The voltage across the load in the plant is 240 cos(360 t) while the current is 80 cos(360-pi/3), where pi=3.14. What fraction of electrical costs is wasted and could be recovered had the power factor been properly corrected? It is possible to save approximately 0.88 of the cost It is possible to save 1/3 of the cost No electrical costs could be saved It is possible to save 1/2 of the cost

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The voltage across the load in the plant is 240 cos(360 t) while the current is 80 cos(360-pi/3), where pi=3.14. What fraction of electrical costs
is wasted and could be recovered had the power factor been properly corrected?
It is possible to save approximately 0.88 of the cost
It is possible to save 1/3 of the cost
No electrical costs could be saved
It is possible to save 1/2 of the cost
Transcribed Image Text:The voltage across the load in the plant is 240 cos(360 t) while the current is 80 cos(360-pi/3), where pi=3.14. What fraction of electrical costs is wasted and could be recovered had the power factor been properly corrected? It is possible to save approximately 0.88 of the cost It is possible to save 1/3 of the cost No electrical costs could be saved It is possible to save 1/2 of the cost
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