A plane wave of light that propagates in vacuum in the x-direction obeys the following function: E(x, t) = (2,000 N/C)sin[(1.26 x 107m-1) − (3.14 x 1015 rad/s)t]. What is the speed of the light wave?  a. 3.00 x 108 m/s  b. 2.49 x 108 m/s  c. 2.13 x 108 m/s  d. 1.25 x 108 m/s  e. 1.84 x 108 m/s

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A plane wave of light that propagates in vacuum in the x-direction obeys the following function:

E(x, t) = (2,000 N/C)sin[(1.26 x 107m-1) − (3.14 x 1015 rad/s)t].

What is the speed of the light wave?

 a.

3.00 x 108 m/s

 b.

2.49 x 108 m/s

 c.

2.13 x 108 m/s

 d.

1.25 x 108 m/s

 e.

1.84 x 108 m/s

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