Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 29, Problem 33E
Your university radio station has a 5.0-kW radio transmitter that broadcasts uniformly in all directions; listeners within 15 km have reliable reception. You want to increase the power to double that range. What should be the new power?
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