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An FM radio station emits an electromagnetic wave which is received by a circuit containing a 3.33 x 10-7H inductor and a variable capacitor set at 7.31 x 10-12F. What is the frequency of the radio wave?
1.02 x 108 Hz
8.80 x 107 Hz
1.58 x 108 Hz
9.40 x 107 Hz
9.8 x 107 Hz

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Linearly polarized light is incident of a sheet of polarizing material. The angle between the transmission axis and the incident electric field is 52 degrees. What percentage of the incident intensity is transmitted?
38%
43%
52%
62%
79%

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The solution shows how to calculate the transmittance of a polarized light. It also calculates the frequency of a radio wave, which is received by a LC circuit.

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