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A radio station has two antennas. The antennas are a distance d apart, where d equals half the broadcast wavelength. The antennas are driven in phase with each other. Let the x-axis be the line that runs through the two antennas. The angles are all measured counterclockwise from the +x-direction. (For the following, assume an observer is positioned a distance D far from the midpoint of the antennas, so that
D ≫ d.)
(a)
In which directions is the strongest signal radiated ?
0°, 180°
90°, 270°
0°, 90°, 180°, 270°
45°, 135°, 225°, 315°
(b)
In which directions is the weakest signal radiated?
0°, 180°
90°, 270°
0°, 90°, 180°, 270°
45°, 135°, 225°, 315°
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