A radio station operating at 88.5 MHz broadcasts from two identical antennas at the same elevation but separated by a 9.0-m horizontal distance d. Fig. 34–28. A maximum signal is found along the midline, perpendicular to d at its midpoint and extending horizontally in both directions. If the midline is taken as 0°, at what other angle(s) θ is a maximum signal detected? A minimum signal? Assume all measurements are made much farther than 9.0 m from the antenna towers.
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