A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 500 MHz ….

A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 500 MHz is travelling in vacuum along y-direction. At a particular point in space and time, $\vec B = 8.0 \times 10^{-8} \hat z T$. The value of electric field at this point is:

(speed of light = $3 \times 10^8 ms^{-1} $)

$\hat x , \hat y , \hat z $ are unit vectors along x, y and z directions.

(A) $24 \hat x V/m $
(B) $2.6 \hat x V/m $
(C) $-24 \hat x V/m $
(D) $-2.6 \hat y V/m $ Continue reading A plane electromagnetic wave of frequency 500 MHz ….

The maximum and minimum distances of a comet ….

The maximum and minimum distances of a comet from the Sun are $1.6 \times 10^{12}$ m and $8.0 \times 10^{10} $ m respectively. If the speed of the comet at the nearest point is $6 \times 10^4 $ m/s, the speed at the farthest point is:

(A) $3.0 \times 10^3 $ m/s
(B) $1.5 \times 10^3 $ m/s
(C) $4.5 \times 10^3 $ m/s
(D) $6.0 \times 10^3 $ m/s Continue reading The maximum and minimum distances of a comet ….

Solve for $x \in \mathbb{R}$,

$(3+cos x)^2 = 4 – 2 sin^8 x $

Since cos x lies between -1 & 1, the left hand side lies between 4 & 16.

Since sin x lies between -1 & 1 or $sin^8 x $ lies between 0 & 1, the right hand side lies between 2 & 4.

The two sides can become equal only when each one of them is equal to 4.

This happens when cos x of the left hand side is equal to -1 and sin x of the right hand side is equal to 0.

This can only happen when x is an odd multiple of $\pi $.

So, $x=(2n+1)\pi $ where n is any integer.