A plane electromagnetic wave traveling in the positive direction of an x axis in vacuum has components Ex = Ey = 0 and Ez = (4.0 V/m) cos[(7 x 1015 s-1)(t - x/c)].(a) What is the amplitude of the magnetic field component? (b) Parallel to which axis does the magnetic field oscillate? (c) When the electric field component is in the positive direction of the z axis at a certain point P, what is the direction of the magnetic field component there? Assume that the speed of light is 2.998*108 m/s. (a) Number Units (b) (c)

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A plane electromagnetic wave traveling in the positive direction of an x axis in vacuum has components Ex = Ey = 0 and
Ez = (4.0 V/m) cos[(7 × 1015 s1)(t - x/c)].(a) What is the amplitude of the magnetic field component? (b) Parallel to which axis
does the magnetic field oscillate? (c) When the electric field component is in the positive direction of the z axis at a certain point P,
what is the direction of the magnetic field component there? Assume that the speed of light is 2.998*108 m/s.
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Transcribed Image Text:A plane electromagnetic wave traveling in the positive direction of an x axis in vacuum has components Ex = Ey = 0 and Ez = (4.0 V/m) cos[(7 × 1015 s1)(t - x/c)].(a) What is the amplitude of the magnetic field component? (b) Parallel to which axis does the magnetic field oscillate? (c) When the electric field component is in the positive direction of the z axis at a certain point P, what is the direction of the magnetic field component there? Assume that the speed of light is 2.998*108 m/s. %3D (a) Number Units (b) (c) Use correct number of significant digits; the tolerance is +/-1 in the 3rd significant digit
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