It bas been proposed to place solar-power-collecting satellites in earth orbit. The power they collect would be

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It bas been proposed to place solar-power-collecting satellites in earth orbit. The power they collect would be beamed down to the earth as microwave radiation. For a microwave beam with a cross-sectional area of 36.0 m2 and a total power of 2.80 kW at the earth's surface, what is the amplitude of the electric field of the beam at the earth's surface?
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Mechanics of Materials

ISBN: 978-0495438076

7th edition

Authors: James M. Gere, Barry J. Goodno

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