Consider two EM waves of the same frequency. One (f1) has three times the amplitude of the other (f2).  What is the ratio of the energies contained within the waves? Express your answer as a ration, i.e., 5/2, 6/1, etc.

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Consider two EM waves of the same frequency. One (f1) has three times the amplitude of the other (f2).  What is the ratio of the energies contained within the waves? Express your answer as a ration, i.e., 5/2, 6/1, etc.

 

 

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