The quantity cos of the phase angle is called the:
- Phase factor
- Peak factor
- Loss factor
- Power factor
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Correct answer: D. Power factor
1. Average power in an ac circuit is not simply V times I.
2. A factor involving the phase angle multiplies it.
3. That factor is called the power factor.
4. So the answer is power factor.
_Source: syllabus Physics, Ch 7 'Alternating Current'_