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For a plane electromagnetic wave, propagating along the z-axis, write the two possible pair of its oscillating electric and magnetic fields. How are the peak values of these (oscillating) fields related to each other?

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`vecE=E_yhatj=E_0sin omega(t-z//c)hatj`
`vecB=B_xhati=B_0 sin omega(t-z//c)hati`
`E_0//B_0=c=` velocity of electromagnetic wave.
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