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Ch 17: Superposition
Knight Calc - Physics for Scientists and Engineers 5th Edition
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Capitolo 17, Problema 31

Two out-of-phase radio antennas at x=±300 m on the x-axis are emitting 3.0 MHz radio waves. Is the point (x, y) =(300 m, 800 m) a point of maximum constructive interference, maximum destructive interference, or something in between?

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Step 1: Calculate the wavelength of the radio waves using the formula \( \lambda = \frac{c}{f} \), where \( c \) is the speed of light (\( 3 \times 10^8 \, \text{m/s} \)) and \( f \) is the frequency (\( 3.0 \times 10^6 \; \text{Hz} \)).
Step 2: Determine the distances from the two antennas to the point \((300 \; \text{m}, 800 \; \text{m})\). Use the distance formula \( d = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2} \) for each antenna. For the antenna at \( x = 300 \; \text{m} \), the distance is \( \sqrt{(300 - 300)^2 + (800 - 0)^2} \). For the antenna at \( x = -300 \; \text{m} \), the distance is \( \sqrt{(300 - (-300))^2 + (800 - 0)^2} \).
Step 3: Find the path difference between the distances calculated in Step 2. The path difference is \( \Delta d = |d_1 - d_2| \), where \( d_1 \) and \( d_2 \) are the distances from the two antennas to the point.
Step 4: Compare the path difference \( \Delta d \) to the wavelength \( \lambda \). If \( \Delta d \) is an integer multiple of \( \lambda \) (\( \Delta d = n \lambda \), where \( n \) is an integer), the point is a location of maximum constructive interference. If \( \Delta d \) is an odd multiple of half the wavelength (\( \Delta d = (2n+1) \frac{\lambda}{2} \)), the point is a location of maximum destructive interference. Otherwise, the interference is somewhere in between.
Step 5: Based on the comparison in Step 4, classify the point \((300 \; \text{m}, 800 \; \text{m})\) as a point of maximum constructive interference, maximum destructive interference, or something in between.

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