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Chapter 35 Problem 89

Question

In Fig. 35-53, a microwave transmitter at height a above the water level of a wide lake transmits microwaves of wavelength l toward a receiver on the opposite shore, a distance x above the water level. The microwaves reflecting from the water interfere with the microwaves arriving directly from the transmitter Assuming that the lake width D is much greater than a and x, and that l 6 a, find an expression that gives the values of x for which the signal at the receiver is maximum. (Hint: Does the reflectioncause a phase change?)

Solution

Problem 89

In Fig. 35-53, a microwave transmitter at height above the water level of a wide lake transmits microwaves of wavelength l toward a receiver on the opposite shore, a distance x above the water level. The microwaves reflecting from the water interfere with the microwaves arriving directly from the transmitter Assuming that the lake width D is much greater than a and x, and that , find an expression that gives the values of x for which the signal at the receiver is maximum. (Hint: Does the reflection cause a phase change?)

                                                              Step by Step Solution

Step 1 of 3

In order to determine the expression that gives the values of x for which the signal at the receiver is maximum, we need to draw the configuration diagram of the system.

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Title Fundamentals of Physics 10 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9781118230725

In Fig. 35-53, a microwave transmitter at height a above

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