Two loads, labeled load 1" and load 2", are connected in parallel and fed from a (single-phase) 240 V, 60 Hz source. Combined, the loads draw 500kW at 0.85 power factor lagging. If load 1 draws 120kW at 0.95 power factor leading, what is the complex power of load 2?

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Two loads, labeled load 1" and load 2", are connected in parallel and fed from a (single-phase) 240 V, 60 Hz source. Combined, the loads draw 500kW at 0.85 power factor lagging. If load 1 draws 120kW at 0.95 power factor leading, what is the complex power of load 2?

 

 

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