Revisiting Phasors: Understanding the w in VL

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In summary, The speaker is struggling with understanding phasors and the conventions that come with it. They have been using Schaums outline of electric circuits to refresh their knowledge. They are confused about the w (omega, frequency) that appears in the formula for VL and ask for clarification. Another person responds with the first derivative of cos(ax) with respect to x and the speaker realizes their mistake and thanks the person.
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Hi,

I'm revisiting phasors again. This is one of the topics I've always struggled with. Every time I do a new module, they change a lot of the convention. I've been using Schaums outline of electric circuits recently to get refreshed. I'm just confused on this one part:

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My question is with the w that appears in the forumla for VL. I understand that the current was differentiated to -sin and I understand that L is the inductance from the inductor voltage equation and that I is the amplitude from the current, but where is the w(omega, frequency) coming from at the front?
 
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CoolDude420 said:
but where is the w(omega, frequency) coming from at the front?
Do you know what the first derivative is of ##\cos(ax)## with respect to ##x## with ##a## being a constant?
 
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blue_leaf77 said:
Do you know what the first derivative is of ##\cos(ax)## with respect to ##x## with ##a## being a constant?
-asin(ax). I see now. Quite stupid of me. Guess I just got confused when we're using actual AC signals and not x. Cheers
 

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