Chapter 9: Q9.3P (page 388)
Question: Use Eq. 9.19 to determineandin terms ofrole="math" localid="1653473428327" ,,, and.
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The value of is role="math" localid="1653473609796" , and the value of is
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Chapter 9: Q9.3P (page 388)
Question: Use Eq. 9.19 to determineandin terms ofrole="math" localid="1653473428327" ,,, and.
The value of is role="math" localid="1653473609796" , and the value of is
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Light from an aquarium (Fig. 9.27) goes from water through a plane of glass into the air . Assuming it’s a monochromatic plane wave and that it strikes the glass at normal incidence, find the minimum and maximum transmission coefficients (Eq. 9.199). You can see the fish clearly; how well can it see you?

The intensity of sunlight hitting the earth is about . If sunlight strikes a perfect absorber, what pressure does it exert? How about a perfect reflector? What fraction of atmospheric pressure does this amount to?
Light from an aquarium goes from water through a plane of glass into the air . Assuming its a monochromatic plane wave and that it strikes the glass at normal incidence, find the minimum and maximum transmission coefficients (Eq. 9.199). You can see the fish clearly; how well can it see you?

Suppose string 2 is embedded in a viscous medium (such as molasses), which imposes a drag force that is proportional to its (transverse) speed:
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(a) Derive the modified wave equation describing the motion of the string.
(b) Solve this equation, assuming the string vibrates at the incident frequency. That is, look for solutions of the form .
(c) Show that the waves are attenuated (that is, their amplitude decreases with increasing z). Find the characteristic penetration distance, at which the amplitude is of its original value, in terms of and .
(d) If a wave of amplitude A , phase ,= 0 and frequency is incident from the left (string 1), find the reflected wave’s amplitude and phase.
A microwave antenna radiating at 10GHz is to be protected from the environment by a plastic shield of dielectric constant 2.5. What is the minimum thickness of this shielding that will allow perfect transmission (assuming normal incidence)? [Hint: Use Eq. 9. 199.]
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