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Question:

Write the relation for the speed of electromagnetic waves in terms of the amplitudes of electric and magnetic fields.

Solution:

Consider following harmonic electromagnetic wave,
Assume that the electric and magnetic fields are constrained to the y and z directions, respectfully, and that they are both functions of only x and t
E = Em cos(kx - ωt)
B = Bm cos(kx - ωt)
E and B are electric and magnetic fields with amplitudes Em and Bm respectively. k is the wave number and ω is the frequency.
Now Maxwell's equation gives us
∇ × E = -∂B/∂t
The curl of electric field yields
∂E/∂x
^k
∴ ∂E/∂x = -∂B/∂t
Partially differentiating the Electric and Magnetic field equations above.
kEm sin(kx - ωt) = -(-Bmω sin(kx - ωt))
c = ω/k = Em/Bm
where c is phase speed of electro-magnetic waves