Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
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Chapter 36, Problem 36AP
Figure P36.35 shows a radio-wave transmitter and a receiver separated by a distance d and both a distance h above the ground. The receiver can receive signals both directly from the transmitter and indirectly from signals that reflect from the ground. Assume the ground is level between the transmitter and receiver and a 180° phase shift occurs upon reflection. Determine the longest wavelengths that interfere (a) constructively and (b) destructively.
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Ch. 36.2 - Which of the following causes the fringes in a...Ch. 36.3 - Using Figure 36.6 as a model, sketch the...Ch. 36.5 - One microscope slide is placed on top of another...Ch. 36 - Two slits are separated by 0.320 mm. A beam of...Ch. 36 - Why is the following situation impossible? Two...Ch. 36 - A laser beam is incident on two slits with a...Ch. 36 - In a Youngs double-slit experiment, two parallel...Ch. 36 - Light of wavelength 620 nm falls on a double slit,...Ch. 36 - Light with wavelength 442 nm passes through a...Ch. 36 - A student holds a laser that emits light of...
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