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16.5 Exercise 44

Avg difficulty 2.5

Use the Appendix D for the next two exercises

Suppose a source of electromagnetic waves radiates uniformly in all directions in empty space where there are no absorption or interference effects. (a) Show that the intensity is inversely proportional to r2r^{2}, the distance from the source squared. (b) Show that the magnitudes of the electric and magnetic fields are inversely proportional to r.

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