31.

41: a) If the original voltage was lagging the circuit current, the addition of an
inductor will help it “catch up,” since a pure LR circuit would have the voltage
leading. This will increase the power factor, because it is largest when the current
and voltage are in phase.
b) Since the voltage is lagging, the impedance is dominated by a capacitive element so
we need an inductor such that X L = X 0 , where X 0 is the original capacitively
dominated reactance (this could include inductors, but the capacitors “win”).
R = 0.720 Z = 0.720( 60.0 Ω) = 43.2 Ω
⇒ Z = R 2 + X C2 ⇒ X 0 = Z 2 − R 2 = ( 60 Ω) 2 − ( 43.2 Ω) 2 = 41.6 Ω.
XC 41.6 Ω
X L = X C = 41.6 Ω = ωL ⇒ L = = = 0.132 H
ω 2π ( 50 Hz )