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AC Basics: Peak, RMS & Average Values

An alternating e.m.f. is given by e=e0sin⁡ωte = e_0 \sin \omega t. In how much time the e.m.f. will have half its maximum value, if e starts from zero?

(T=(T = Time Period, sin⁡30∘=12)\sin 30^\circ = \frac{1}{2})

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Answer: (c)

  1. e=e02⇒sin⁡ωt=12⇒ωt=π6e = \frac{e_0}{2} \Rightarrow \sin\omega t = \frac{1}{2} \Rightarrow \omega t = \frac{\pi}{6}
  2. 2πTt=π6⇒t=T12\frac{2\pi}{T}t = \frac{\pi}{6} \Rightarrow t = \frac{T}{12}
  3. So the answer is (c) T12\frac{T}{12}.
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