The electric field of an electromagnetic wave traveling in vacuum is described by the following wave function: E= (5.00 V/m) cos [kx - (6.00x10^9 s^-1)t + 0.40] j  where k is the wavenumber in rad/m, x is in m, t is in s. Find the following quantities: (a) amplitude (b) frequency (c) wavelength

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The electric field of an electromagnetic wave traveling in vacuum is described by the following wave function:
E= (5.00 V/m) cos [kx - (6.00x10^9 s^-1)t + 0.40] j 
where k is the wavenumber in rad/m, x is in m, t is in s.
Find the following quantities:
(a) amplitude
(b) frequency
(c) wavelength

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