RESULT

Voltage Minima Frequency Difference in Dielectric Velocity of

(MHz) Frequency Constant Propagation
(MHz) (m/s)

1 12
23 1.701 2.3 𝑥 108
2 35
3 58
24 1.563 2.4 𝑥 108
4 82
5 106
21 2.041 2.1 𝑥 108
6 127
7 150
22 1.86 2.2 𝑥 108
8 172
Average 22.5 1.778 2.2 𝑥 108

COMPUTATION
Given:
 Length of the cable:
𝜆
=5 m
2
 Speed of the light:
Difference in Frequency in 𝑚
𝑐 = 3 𝑥 108 𝑠
MHz:
𝝀 𝒄
 For 1 and 2: Given this equation =
𝟐 𝟐 (𝒅𝒇 )(√𝑫)
, we can
𝑑𝑓 = 35 − 12 derive the dielectric constant D.
𝑑𝑓 = 23 𝑐
𝐷=( )2
𝜆
2(𝑑𝑓 )(2)
 For 3 and 4:
𝑑𝑓 = 82 − 58  For 1 and 2:
𝑚
3 𝑥 108
𝑑𝑓 = 24 𝑠
𝐷 = (2(23 𝑥 106 𝐻𝑧)(5))2
𝐷 = 1.701
 For 5 and 6:
 For 3 and 4:
𝑑𝑓 = 127 − 106 𝑚
3 𝑥 108
𝑑𝑓 = 21 𝐷 = (2(24 𝑥 106 𝐻𝑧)(5))2
𝑠

𝐷 = 1.563
 For 7 and 8:
 For 5 and 6:
𝑑𝑓 = 172 − 150 𝑚
3 𝑥 108
𝑑𝑓 = 22
𝑠
𝐷 = (2(21 𝑥 106 𝐻𝑧)(5))2
𝐷 = 2.041
Average Frequency Difference:
23+24+21+22  For 7 and 8:
𝑑𝑓 𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 3 𝑥 108
𝑚
4
𝐷=( 𝑠
)2
2(22 𝑥 106 𝐻𝑧)(5)
𝑑𝑓 𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 22.5 𝐷 = 1.86
Average Dielectric Constant:
1.701+1.563+2.041+1.86
𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 4

𝐷𝑎𝑣𝑒 = 1.778 m
Velocity of Propagation:
𝒄
𝑽𝒑 =
√𝑫
 For 1 and 2:
𝑚
3 𝑥 108
𝑠
𝑽𝒑 =
√𝟏.𝟕𝟎𝟏
𝑚
𝑽𝒑 = 2.3 𝑥 108
𝑠

 For 3 and 4:
𝑚
3 𝑥 108
𝑠
𝑽𝒑 =
√𝟏.𝟓𝟔𝟑
𝑚
𝑽𝒑 = 2.4 𝑥 108
𝑠

 For 5 and 6:
𝑚
3 𝑥 108
𝑠
𝑽𝒑 =
√𝟐.𝟎𝟒𝟏
𝑚
𝑽𝒑 = 2.1 𝑥 108
𝑠

 For 7 and 8:
𝑚
3 𝑥 108
𝑠
𝑽𝒑 =
√𝟏.𝟖𝟔
𝑚
𝑽𝒑 = 2.2 𝑥 108
𝑠

Average Velocity of Propagation:

(𝟐.𝟑+𝟐.𝟒+𝟐.𝟏+𝟐.𝟐)(𝟏𝟎𝟖 )
𝑽𝒑 𝒂𝒗𝒆 =
𝟒
8𝑚
𝑽𝒑 𝒂𝒗𝒆 = 2.25 𝑥 10
𝑠