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Figure 1 shows the circular cross section (radius 0.01 m) of a 2-watt laser beam. The cross section is in the x-y plane, where the +z axis is pointing towards you. The laser is a sinusoidal plane EM wave that is propagating in the +z direction.
(a) What is the intensity of the laser?