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19.
Sine wave A has a positive-going zero crossing at 45°. Sine wave B has a positive-going zero crossing at 60°. Which of the following statements is true?
Wave A leads wave B by 15°.
Wave A lags wave B by 15°.
Wave A leads wave B by 105°.
Wave A lags wave B by 105°.
Answer: Option
Explanation:
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Discussion:
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Eoj said:   2 years ago
Get the power factor of both waves.
Wave A = 45 degrees.
Wave B = 60 degrees.

P.F. (Wave A) = cos (45) = 0.707.
P.F (Wave B) = cos (60) = 0.5.

The implication of this is that Wave A is already at the peak, while Wave B is about the get the peak. Thus, Wave A is leading Wave B by 15 degrees.

Abhisek said:   5 years ago
Option A is correct, Consider the Zero Crossing concept, then you will get it.

Shah zeb said:   6 years ago
Answer B is the correct option because wave b is at 60 and the wave is at 45.

Kamran said:   6 years ago
As meter move from left to right. So as respect to this 45 angle will lead to 60 degree angle. A is correct.

Abdul Majid said:   7 years ago
Hi all.

Option B is correct. Here is the explanation:

That signal leads which crosses a point before the other signal.
δ _t=∠/360*f.
Where Δ_t=tB-tA.

And ∠ is phase difference given by:
∠=∠B-∠A.

And it should be cleared here if Δ t is +ve then signal A is lagging and Vice versa
In our problem.

∠=60-45=15=+ve so Δ t is also +ve and hence wave A is lagging wave B by 15 degrees.

I hope this helped you.
Thanks

Dhaval said:   8 years ago
Answer should be B because lagging and leading does not depend on Cross zero first. It depends upon the angle of the wave. So right answer should be B.
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Waheed ullah khattak said:   9 years ago
B is the correct option.

Akshay said:   9 years ago
Option A is right because A reaches to 0 before B at 15 degrees.

Lovaraju said:   9 years ago
As per my knowledge B is right.

Sunil Malappuram said:   9 years ago
I think wave B leads. Please give clarification about the answer.


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