// Exa 5.10 clc; clear; // Given Va = 2000; // voltage applied to anodes(V) l = 50*10^-3; // length of horizontal plates(m) m = 9.1*10^-31; // mass of electron in kg e = 1.6*10^-19; // velocity of electron in m/s // Max transit time is T/4 // Solution V = sqrt(2*Va*e/m); Fc = V/(4*l); printf(' The velocity of electron = %.3f * 10^8 m/s \n',V*10^-8); printf(' The cutoff frequency = %.3f MHz \n',Fc/10^6);