//Exa 2.18 clc; clear; close; // given : lambda=0.25 // wavelength in m v=1.5*10^10 // velocity of propagation of wave in cm/sec v=1.5*10^8 // velocity of propagation of wave in m/sec f=v/lambda // frequency in Hz disp(f/10^6,"frequecy in MHz:") epsilon_0=8.854*10^-12 // permittivity in free space in F/m mu_0=4*%pi*10^-7 // permeability in free space in H/m mu=mu_0 // permeability in H/m v_0=3*10^8 // speed of light in m/s // formula : v=1/(mu*epsilon)=1/(mu_0*epsilon_0*epsilon_r)=v_0/sqrt(epsilon_r) epsilon_r=(v_0/v)^2 // relative permittivity disp(epsilon_r,"relative permittivity:") //note : answer in the book is wrong.