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Q.Define average value of an alternating current.

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Step 1. Because a symmetric AC waveform's average over a FULL cycle is always zero, the average value is instead defined over just ONE half-cycle.

Step 2. The average value of alternating current is defined as the average of all values of current over a positive half-cycle (or, equivalently by symmetry, a negative half-cycle). …

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