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8.2*) At a distance of 1 km, an isotropic antenna that is radiating 1 kW of power will have a local power density given by: $$ P_d = P/(4 \pi r^2) = 1 \textrm{ kW} / (4 \pi * 1000 \textrm{ m})^2$$ This gives a value of 7.958*10^-5 W/m^2. (assuming it is entirely radiative fields and not reactive fields) The Poynting vector is the cross-product of the electric and magnetic fields, so at sufficiently far away distances, we can say that the power is given by: $$ P = E \cross H = \sqrt{\frac{\epsilon_0}{\mu_0}} E^2 $$ This gives a value of about for 0.17 V/m for \(E\)

8.3) Let \(S\) be the source resistance and \(L\) the load resistance. The total power delivered to the load is: $$ P = (\frac{V}{S+L})^2 L$$ Taking the derivative of this with respect to \(L\) gives $$ \frac{dP}{dL} = \frac{V^2 (S-L)}{(S+L)}$$ Setting that to zero, we see the max occurs at $$S = L$$ *Late