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Lossless-Line Characteristic Impedance positive capacitance per length Solver
Rearrange the lossless-line characteristic impedance relationship and solve for positive capacitance per length.
Inputs and results stay in this browser. Change one value at a time to explore the relationship.
Calculation steps
- Use b=a/c² with characteristic impedance=50 and positive inductance per length=2.5e-7.
- positive capacitance per length=9.999999999999999e-11.
- Substitution into c=√(a/b) reconstructs 50.
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Lossless-Line Characteristic Impedance: solve positive capacitance per length: Rearrange the lossless-line characteristic impedance relationship and solve for positive capacitance per length.
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Imagine using Lossless-Line Characteristic Impedance: solve positive capacitance per length to answer this question: rearrange the lossless-line characteristic impedance relationship and solve for positive capacitance per length? Enter characteristic impedance and positive inductance per length; the calculator shows positive capacitance per length. For example: positive inductance per length=2.5e-7 and positive capacitance per length=1e-10 produce characteristic impedance=50. The answer tells you positive capacitance per length.
Age 15Explain it to a 15-year-oldConnect it to the formula
A lossless transmission line's characteristic impedance is the square root of inductance per length divided by capacitance per length. This page isolates positive capacitance per length and verifies it in the original relationship. The rule is b=a/c². Its input values are characteristic impedance, positive inductance per length, and the main result is positive capacitance per length. For example: positive inductance per length=2.5e-7 and positive capacitance per length=1e-10 produce characteristic impedance=50.
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This calculator evaluates the stated lossless-line characteristic impedance: solve positive capacitance per length relation over the valid real-number domain stated below. The implemented relation is b=a/c², evaluated from characteristic impedance, positive inductance per length to produce positive capacitance per length. A lossless transmission line's characteristic impedance is the square root of inductance per length divided by capacitance per length. This page isolates positive capacitance per length and verifies it in the original relationship. This ideal relationship neglects distributed resistance and conductance.
Inputs and valid domain
- characteristic impedance must be a finite real number.
- positive inductance per length must be a finite real number.
Important boundary: This ideal relationship neglects distributed resistance and conductance.
The formula
b=a/c²
How the calculator works through it
It substitutes characteristic impedance, positive inductance per length into the formula and exposes every numerical step above. The main output is positive capacitance per length, accompanied by Reconstructed characteristic impedance.
Read the result correctly
The positive capacitance per length is the direct answer to “rearrange the lossless-line characteristic impedance relationship and solve for positive capacitance per length.” Read it with the units shown beside the inputs; a sign, angle, percentage or rate changes what the number means.
A worked check
positive inductance per length=2.5e-7 and positive capacitance per length=1e-10 produce characteristic impedance=50.
Where this model stops being reliable
This ideal relationship neglects distributed resistance and conductance.
Learn it by changing one value
Begin with the worked example, then change one value while keeping the others fixed. Compare the new result and calculation steps to identify which part of the formula changed.
Dictionary terms behind this calculator
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Hard requirements
- Reading formulas and substituting values
Lossless-Line Characteristic Impedance: solve positive capacitance per length uses b=a/c². You need to recognise what each side represents before substituting the stated inputs or rearranging the relationship.
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Strong support
- Ratios, units and dimensional meaning
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Implement this calculation in code
These are direct reference implementations of the calculator's principal relationship and first output. They run locally and include a small known-answer check where the language supports it.
Algorithm
- Read characteristic impedance, positive inductance per length.
- Evaluate the principal relationship: b=a/c².
- Return positive capacitance per length and check the domain conditions described above.
Python
from math import *
def characteristic_impedance_root_solve_b(c, a) -> float:
return (a / (c * c))
assert abs(characteristic_impedance_root_solve_b(50, 2.5e-7) - 9.999999999999999e-11) < 1e-6 * max(1.0, abs(9.999999999999999e-11))
C
#include <assert.h>
#include <math.h>
double characteristic_impedance_root_solve_b(double c, double a) {
return (a / (c * c));
}
int main(void) {
const double expected = 9.999999999999999e-11;
const double actual = characteristic_impedance_root_solve_b(50, 2.5e-7);
assert(fabs(actual - expected) < 1e-6 * fmax(1.0, fabs(expected)));
}
C++
#include <cassert>
#include <cmath>
#include <numbers>
double characteristic_impedance_root_solve_b(double c, double a) {
return (a / (c * c));
}
int main() {
constexpr double expected = 9.999999999999999e-11;
const double actual = characteristic_impedance_root_solve_b(50, 2.5e-7);
assert(std::fabs(actual - expected) < 1e-6 * std::fmax(1.0, std::fabs(expected)));
}
Linux x86-64 assembly
x86-64 NASM · System V ABI · Linux · SSE2 with libm where required
; double characteristic_impedance_root_solve_b(double c, double a)
; Linux x86-64 NASM · System V ABI · first eight doubles in xmm0–xmm7
global characteristic_impedance_root_solve_b
section .text
characteristic_impedance_root_solve_b:
push rbp
mov rbp, rsp
sub rsp, 32
movsd [rbp-8], xmm0
movsd [rbp-16], xmm1
movsd xmm0, [rbp-8]
mulsd xmm0, [rbp-8]
movsd [rbp-32], xmm0
movsd xmm0, [rbp-16]
divsd xmm0, [rbp-32]
movsd [rbp-24], xmm0
movsd xmm0, [rbp-24]
leave
ret
MATLAB
function result = characteristic_impedance_root_solve_b(c, a)
result = (a / (c * c));
end
Wolfram Language
ClearAll[mwCalculate];
mwCalculate[c_, a_] := (a / (c * c));
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- Ling, S. J., Sanny, J., & Moebs, W. (2016). University physics volume 3. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-3/pages/1-introduction
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- Ling, Samuel J., et al. University Physics Volume 3. OpenStax, 2016, https://openstax.org/books/university-physics-volume-3/pages/1-introduction.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Lossless-Line Characteristic Impedance: solve positive capacitance per length do?
Rearrange the lossless-line characteristic impedance relationship and solve for positive capacitance per length.
How does the Lossless-Line Characteristic Impedance: solve positive capacitance per length work?
The calculator applies b=a/c². A lossless transmission line's characteristic impedance is the square root of inductance per length divided by capacitance per length. This page isolates positive capacitance per length and verifies it in the original relationship.
What can I learn from the Lossless-Line Characteristic Impedance: solve positive capacitance per length?
It connects the mathematical rule to your chosen numbers and shows each calculation step. Change one input at a time to see how the result responds.
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