36. The rate of change (derivative) of a pure sine wave is another pure sine wave that has the
same frequency as the original wave, and
(a) is in phase with the original wave.
(b) is 180° out of phase with the original wave.
(c) leads the original wave by 45°.
(d) lags the original wave by 90°.
(e) leads the original wave by 90°.
37. True power is equal to
(a) VA power plus imaginary power.
(b) imaginary power minus VA power.
(c) the vector difference between VA and reactive power.
(d) VA power; the two are the same thing.
(e) 0.707 times the VA power.
38. Consider a circuit in which three capacitors are connected in series. Their values are 47 µF,
68 µF, and 100 µF. The total capacitance of this combination is
(a) 215 µF.
(b) between 68 µF and 100 µF.
(c) between 47 µF and 68 µF.
(d) 22 µF.
(e) not determinable from the data given.
39. The reactance of a section of transmission line depends on all of the following factors except
(a) the velocity factor of the line.
(b) the length of the section.
(c) the current in the line.
(d) the frequency of the signal in the line.
(e) the wavelength of the signal in the line.
40. When analyzing a parallel RLC circuit to find the complex impedance, you should
(a) add the resistance and reactance to get R + jX.
(b) find the net conductance and susceptance, convert to resistance and reactance, and then
add these to get R + jX.
(c) find the net conductance and susceptance, and add these to get R + jX.
(d) rearrange the components so they’re connected in series, and find the complex impedance
of that circuit.
(e) subtract reactance from resistance to get R − jX.
41. The illustration in Fig. Test 2-2 shows a vector R + jX representing
(a) X
C
= 60 Ω and R = 25 Ω.
(b) X
L
= 60 Ω and R = 25 Ω.
(c) X
L
= 60 µH and R = 25 Ω.
310 Test: Part 2