Synchronous Motor taking a 40 kW is working in parallel with a load of  80 kW having a power factor of 0.75 lagging. The power factor of the combined load is 0.9 lagging. Find the power factor and the  reactive KVA of the motor The answers have to be 0.96, 12.43Kvar

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Synchronous Motor taking a 40 kW is working in parallel with a load of  80 kW having a power factor of 0.75 lagging. The power factor of the combined load is 0.9 lagging. Find the power factor and the  reactive KVA of the motor

The answers have to be 0.96, 12.43Kvar

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