A television is tuned to a station broadcasting at a frequency of 6.60×10^7 Hz . For best reception, the rabbit-ear antenna used by the TV should be adjusted to have a tip-to-tip length equal to half a wavelength of the broadcast signal.


Find the optimum length of the antenna.

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Answer:

The optimum length of the antenna is 2.27 m

Explanation:

Given:

Broadcasting frequency [tex]f = 6.60 \times 10^{7}[/tex] Hz

From the formula of wavelength in terms of frequency,

  [tex]v = f \lambda[/tex]

Where [tex]v =[/tex] speed of light [tex]= 3 \times 10^{8} \frac{m}{s}[/tex]

  [tex]\lambda = \frac{v}{f}[/tex]

  [tex]\lambda = \frac{3 \times 10^{8} }{6.60 \times 10^{7} }[/tex]

  [tex]\lambda = 4.54[/tex] m

For finding the length of antenna,

   [tex]l = \frac{\lambda}{2}[/tex]

   [tex]l = \frac{4.54}{2}[/tex]

   [tex]l = 2.27[/tex] m

Therefore, the optimum length of the antenna is 2.27 m