Radio station KUTD broadcasts its radio signal at a frequency of 1.08E8 Hz from an antenna tower. The total power broadcast by the antenna is 3.41E7 W. Suppose your car radio is receiving KUTD’s broadcast at a distance of 7.66E3 m from the antenna. If KUTD’s broadcast antenna acts like an ideal point source of radio waves, what is the intensity of the radio signal received by your car (in W/m2)?

Radio station KUTD broadcasts its radio signal at a frequency of 1.08E8 Hz from an antenna tower. The total power broadcast by the antenna is 3.41E7 W. Suppose your car radio is receiving KUTD’s broadcast at a distance of 7.66E3 m from the antenna. If KUTD’s broadcast antenna acts like an ideal point source of radio waves, what is the intensity of the radio signal received by your car (in W/m2)?

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