The average power delivered by an AC generator in an RLC circuit is ________ the product IV where I & V are respectively the current and voltage amplitudes.
A) less than
B) equal to
C) more than

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The average power delivered by an AC generator in an RLC circuit is less than the product IV (where I & V are the current and voltage amplitudes) due to the phase difference between the voltage and current, which causes the power factor to be less than 1.

The Average Power Delivered by an AC Generator in an RLC