Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 22 - Electromagnetic Waves - General Problems - Page 642: 45

Answer

$1.0\times10^1ns$

Work Step by Step

The time we seek is the time for the EM wave to travel the 3-m distance. $$\Delta t= \frac{3m}{3.00\times10^8m/s}\frac{10^9ns}{s}= 1.0\times10^1ns$$ Incidentally, a rule of thumb for the speed of light is that it travels at about a foot per nanosecond. Three meters is about 10 feet, so a rough estimate agrees with this answer.
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