The radar system at an airport broadcasts 11 GHz

Chapter 31, Problem 31.88

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The radar system at an airport broadcasts 11 GHz microwaves with 150 kW of power. An approaching airplane with a 31 m2 cross section is 30 km away. Assume that the radar broadcasts uniformly in all directions and that the airplane scatters microwaves uniformly in all directions. What is the electric field strength of the microwave signal received back at the airport 200 ms later?

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