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help needed.a single phase circuit dissipates 2.5kw of power and operates at a power factor of 0.95.the current flowing in the circuit will be ? :_|

 
help needed.a single phase circuit dissipates 2.5kw of power and operates at a power factor of 0.95.the current flowing in the circuit will be ? :_|
Think..

single phase =230v

power = 2500w

power factor 0.95 or pehaps consider as 95% of current ???

have go...

 
Aye - I know where I went wrong - I multiplied by 95% not divided!now i get 11.4! Blushing
what am i doing wrong with this calculator i get the right answer but it comes

out 0.1144 not 11.4

 
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