University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321973610
Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 32, Problem 32.53CP
(a)
To determine
To derive: the wave number for the instantaneous electric field of the y-component.
(b)
To determine
To explain: why the exponential term shows that the field decreases in amplitude as it propagates.
(c)
To determine
the distance for a radio wave.
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