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A series LCR circuit containing 5.0 H inductor, 80 \mu F capacitor and 40 \Omega resistor is connected to 230 V variable frequency AC source. The angular frequencies of the source at which power transferred to the circuit is half the power at the resonant angular frequency are likely to be:

A

46 rad/s and 54 rad/s

B

42 rad/s and 58 rad/s

C

25 rad/s and 75 rad/s

D

50 rad/s and 25 rad/s

Step-by-Step Solution

To find the angular frequencies where the power is half of the maximum power (resonant power), we use the resonant frequency (ω0\omega_0) and the half-power bandwidth (Δω\Delta \omega).

  1. Resonant angular frequency (ω0\omega_0): ω0=1LC=15.0×80×106=1400×106=12×102=50\omega_0 = \frac{1}{\sqrt{LC}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{5.0 \times 80 \times 10^{-6}}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{400 \times 10^{-6}}} = \frac{1}{2 \times 10^{-2}} = 50 rad/s.
  2. Half-bandwidth (Δω\Delta \omega): The frequencies at which power is halved occur at ω=ω0±Δω\omega = \omega_0 \pm \Delta \omega, where Δω=R2L\Delta \omega = \frac{R}{2L}. Substituting the values: Δω=402×5.0=4\Delta \omega = \frac{40}{2 \times 5.0} = 4 rad/s.
  3. Calculation: The required angular frequencies are ω1=504=46\omega_1 = 50 - 4 = 46 rad/s and ω2=50+4=54\omega_2 = 50 + 4 = 54 rad/s.
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