P

.7

-

7

A

3

-

(

GHz

)

,

y

-

polarized uniform plane wave propagates in the

+

x

-

direction in a nonmagnetic medium having a dielectric constant

2.5

and a loss tangent

0.05

.

a

)

Determine the distance over which the amplitude of the propagating wave will be cut in half. b

)

Determine the intrinsic impedance, the wavelength, the phase velocity, and the group velocity of the wave in the medium. c

)

Assuming

E

=

a

y

50sin(6π

10

9

t

+

π

3

)(

V

m

)

at

x

=

0

,

write the instanta

-

neous expression for

H

for all

t

and

x

.