Why is the following situation impossible? An electromagnetic wave travels through empty space with electric and magnetic fields described by                       E = 9.00 × 103 cos [(9.00 × 106)x -(3.00 × 1015)t]                       B = 3.00 × 10-5 cos [(9.00 × 106)x -(3.00 × 1015)t]                where all numerical values and variables are in SI units.

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Why is the following situation impossible? An electromagnetic wave travels through empty space with electric and magnetic fields described by
                       E = 9.00 × 103 cos [(9.00 × 106)x -(3.00 × 1015)t]
                       B = 3.00 × 10-5 cos [(9.00 × 106)x -(3.00 × 1015)t]
                where all numerical values and variables are in SI units.

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