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A wave whose amplitude falls off as the inverse of distance is characteristic of

  • A.a wave guided along a transmission line
  • B.a spherical wave spreading from a point source
  • C.a plane wave in a lossless medium
  • D.a wave in a good conductor

Answer: B

The power spreads over a sphere whose area grows as the square of the radius, so the power density falls as the inverse square and the amplitude as the inverse first power. Far from the source a small patch of that sphere is very nearly a plane wave.

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