Single-phase motor; Power factor

[noobish]

a single phase motor draws a current of 12A at a power factor of 60%. calculate the in-phase and quadrature components of current Ip and Iq wih respect to the line voltage.


i have problem understanding the question.
is what i need to find is just the Ip (7.2A) and Iq (9.6A)

that's all?

 

[berkeman]

Sounds right. But for those of us who don't work with power factor much, could you please define how the % power factor is defined? And then how you got the 7.2 and 9.6A numbers? Thanks.