REACTION MACHINES 265 E, thus the magnetism produced thereby is a sine wave, $, 90° ahead of E. The reactance is represented by the sine wave, x, \ 77 7 V z\ FIG. 129,—Wave shapes in reaction machine as generator. \ \ 7i \ i \7 FIG. 130.—Wave shape in reaction machine as motor. varying with the double frequency of E, and shown in Fig. 129 to reach the maximum value during the rise of magnetism, in