Rlc circuit with ac current source

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Homework Statement


An AC current source, 1 ∠0° A, with angular frequency 1 rad/s is to be applied to the input
terminals of the circuit. Circuit is RLC, the current source is in parallel with a 1F capacitor which is in parallel with a 1H inductor which is in series with a 1Ω resistor. I need to find the Voltage across the capacitor.


Homework Equations



Xc = 1/ωC

Vc = Xc * I



The Attempt at a Solution



I know that the voltage into the circuit is the same as the voltage across the capacitor since they are in parallel. This is a current divider problem so I need to find the current across the capacitor to solve for the Vc. I know I need to use the impedences to solve for voltage using Vc = Xc * Ic, but I cannot recall how to do this for a series/parallel RLC circuit.
 
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Is it that impedences act the same as resistors? In that case I just add the series elements and then use the current divider rule to find the current across the capacitor, but I don't know if that is right.
 
First find the net impedence of the circuit.
 
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