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IC AND THE INDUCTOR CURRENT AS IL AND THE SOURCE CURRENT I IC IL, SIMILAR
TO A RESISTIVE CURRENT DIVIDER.  UNLIKE THE RESISTIVE VOLTAGE AND CURRENT
DIVIDERS, IN A REACTIVE CIRCUIT WE MUST ACCOUNT FOR THE PHASE OF THE
VOLTAGES AND CURRENTS WHEN ADDING THEM TOGETHER.  RECALL THAT FOR AN
INDUCTOR, THE AC CURRENT THROUGH THE INDUCTOR LAGS THE APPLIED VOLTAGE BY
90.  IN A CAPACITOR, AC CURRENT LEADS THE APPLIED VOLTAGE BY 90.  AS AN
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1,205,775 WK4P 19,950 N6CCH 277,200 N0KE 176,505 IR2M 1,175,295 VE3MGY 14
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