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Homework Statement
A radio receiver is set up on a mast in the middle of a calm lake to track the radio signal from a satellite orbiting the Earth. As the satellite rises above the horizon, the intensity of the signal varies periodically. The intensity is at a maximum when the satellite is 1 = 3° above the horizon and then again at 2 = 6° above the horizon. What is the wavelength of the satellite signal? The receiver is h = 4.0 m above the lake surface.
Homework Equations
r=dsin(theta)
(theta)m = m*(lambda/d)
y=L*tan(theta)
ym = (m*lambda*L)/d
The Attempt at a Solution
i know that the radio signal acts like light as it is reflected off the lake and the signal path length difference of the signal directly and the signal off the lake will give me the path length difference but the lambda solution i got was off according to my teacher.