An automobile has a vertical radio antenna 1.15 m long. The automobile travels at 51.0 km/h on a horizontal road where Earth's magnetic field is 50.0 µT, directed toward the north and downward at an angle of 65.0° below the horizontal. (a) Specify the direction the automobile should move so as to generate the maximum motional emf in the antenna, with the top of the antenna positive relative to the bottom. O north O east O west O south (b) Calculate the magnitude of this induced emf. mv

An automobile has a vertical radio antenna 1.15 m long. The automobile travels at 51.0 km/h on a horizontal road where Earth's magnetic field is 50.0 µT, directed toward the north and downward at an angle of 65.0° below the horizontal. (a) Specify the direction the automobile should move so as to generate the maximum motional emf in the antenna, with the top of the antenna positive relative to the bottom. O north O east O west O south (b) Calculate the magnitude of this induced emf. mv

University Physics Volume 2

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Chapter13: Electromagnetic Induction

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