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Tutorial 1 Solution Emagnet

This document provides solutions to 13 electromagnetic field and wave problems: 1) Find the unit vector along the line between two points. 2) Calculate vector expressions and determine values that satisfy given conditions. 3) Determine vector and scalar expressions involving three vectors under given conditions. This summarizes the type of problems solved in the document, which involve calculating vector and scalar expressions and determining values that satisfy geometric relationships between vectors.

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Tutorial 1 Solution Emagnet

This document provides solutions to 13 electromagnetic field and wave problems: 1) Find the unit vector along the line between two points. 2) Calculate vector expressions and determine values that satisfy given conditions. 3) Determine vector and scalar expressions involving three vectors under given conditions. This summarizes the type of problems solved in the document, which involve calculating vector and scalar expressions and determining values that satisfy geometric relationships between vectors.

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TUTORIAL 1 (SOLUTION)

EEE 3133
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND WAVES
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

1. Find the unit vector along the line joining point (2,4,4) to point (-3,2,2)
(Ans:-0.870ax -0.348ay-0.348az )

2. Let A = 2ax+5ay-3az, B = 3ax-4ay, and C = ax+ay+az.


Calculate: (a) A + 2B
(b) |A-5C|
(c) the values of k if |kB| = 2
(d) (AxB) / (A.B)

(Ans: 8ax -3ay-3az, 8.544, ±0.4, 0.857ax + 0.643ay+ 1.643az )


3. Given: A = 2ax + ay - 3az
B = ay – az
C = 3ax + 5ay + 7az

Determine: (a) A – 2B + C
(b) C – 4(A + B)
(c) 2A – 3B
|C|
(d) A·C - |B|²
(e) ½B x (1/3A + 1/4C)

(Ans: 5ax +4ay+6az, -5ax -3ay+23az, 0.439ax - 0.11ay -0.329az,-12, 1.167ax - 0.708ay -0.708az )

4. If the position vectors of points T and S are 3ax-2ay+az and 4ax+6ay+2az, respectively. Find:
(a) coordinates of T and S
(b) distance vector from T to S
(c) distance between T and S

(Ans:T(3,-2,1), S(4,6,2), ax +8ay+az, 8.124)


5. Given: A = 5ax + 3ay + 2az
B = -ax+4ay +6az
C = 3ax + 2ay
Find values of α and β such that αA+βB+C is parallel to the y-axis
(Ans:α = -12/7,β = -4/7)

6. If A = αax + ay + 4az
B = 3ax + βay – 6az
C = 5ax - 2ay + γaz
Calculate α, β, γ such that the vectors are mutually orthogonal
(Ans:α =2.667,β =16,γ = -2.833)
7. Given: P = -2ax - ay - 2az
Q = 4ax + 3ay + 2az
R = -ax + ay + 2az

Find: (a) |P + Q - R|
(b) P · Q x R
(c) Q x P ·R
(d) (P x Q) · (Q x R)
(e) (P x Q) x (Q x R)
(f) cos θPR
(g) sin θPQ
(Ans:3.742,-12,12,42, -48ax -36ay-24az, 114.1°, 21.8° )
8. If A = -ax+6ay+5az and B=ax+2ay+3az, determine:
(a) the scalar projections of A on B
(b) the vector projection of B on A
(c) unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing A and B

(Ans:6.949, -0.419ax +2.516ay+2.097az, 0.577ax +0.577ay -0.577az)


9. Find the angle that vector H = 3ax + 5ay – 8az makes with x, y, and z-axes.
(Ans:α=72.36°,β =59.66°,γ=143.91° )

10. P = 2ax - ay - 2az


Q = 4ax + 3ay + 2az
R = -ax + ay + 2az
Calculate triple scalar product of P,Q, and R
(Ans:5)

11. The vertices of a triangle are located at (4,1,-3), (-2,5,4), and (0,1,6). Find the three angles of the
triangle.
(Ans:28.48°,73.47°,78.04°)
12. Points P,Q, and R are located at (-1,4,8), (2,-1,3), and (-1,2,3) respectively. Determine:
(a) distance between P and Q
(b) distance vector from P to R
(c) angle between QP and QR
(d) area of triangle PQR
(e) perimeter of triangle PQR
(Ans:7.681, -2ay -5az,137.43°, 11.02,17.31)
13. E and F are vector fields given by E = 2xax + ay + yzaz and F = xyax - y²ay + xyzaz. Determine:
(a) |E| at (1,2,3)
(b) the component of E along F at (1,2,3)
(c) a vector perpendicular to both E and F at (0,1,-3) whose magnitude is unity

(Ans: 6.403,1.286ax -2.571ay+3.857az, ± ax )

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