College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 22 - Problems - Page 862: 2

Answer

The second electric dipole receiver should be lined up vertically to serve as a receiver.

Work Step by Step

As the EM wave propagates, the electric field will be aligned vertically after it leaves the transmitter. To serve as a receiver, the electric dipole receiver should be lined up the same way. That is, the second electric dipole receiver should be lined up vertically to serve as a receiver.
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