Discussion
The wave equation for the electric field in a source-free region follows from Maxwell's equations by
Answer: A
The curl of a curl expands into a gradient of a divergence minus a Laplacian, and in a source-free region the divergence term vanishes, leaving the Laplacian equal to a second time derivative. That is the wave equation, and its solutions travel at the speed set by the medium.
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