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This document contains the solutions to tutorial questions on electromagnetic fields and waves. It includes: 1) Determining differential displacements, surfaces, and volumes for Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. 2) Calculating properties like volume, surface area, and lengths for a given closed surface in cylindrical coordinates. 3) Finding the directional derivative of a function along a given direction at a point. 4) Determining the divergence of vector fields in Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates and evaluating at points. 5) Calculating curl, gradient, and divergence of vector fields and evaluating at a point.

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Tutorial 3 Solution Emagnet

This document contains the solutions to tutorial questions on electromagnetic fields and waves. It includes: 1) Determining differential displacements, surfaces, and volumes for Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. 2) Calculating properties like volume, surface area, and lengths for a given closed surface in cylindrical coordinates. 3) Finding the directional derivative of a function along a given direction at a point. 4) Determining the divergence of vector fields in Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates and evaluating at points. 5) Calculating curl, gradient, and divergence of vector fields and evaluating at a point.

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TUTORIAL 3 (SOLUTION)

EEE 3133

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND WAVES


DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Question 1

Determine the differential displacement (dL), differential normal surfaces (dS) and
differential volume (dV) for the following coordinate systems. Sketch the coordinate systems
to ease your solution.

(a) Cartesian coordinate


(b) Cylindrical coordinate
(c) Spherical coordinate

Refer to text book : Chapter 3 - 3.2

Question 2

The surfaces ρ = 3 and 5, ø = 100° and 130°, and z = 3 and 4.5 identify the closed surface.

(a) Sketch the closed surface

DIY

(b) Find the volume enclosed

(c) Find the total area of the enclosing surface

(d) Find the total length of the twelve edges of the surface

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(e) Find the length of the longest straight line that lies entirely within the volume

Ans. (b) 6.28 (c) 20.7 (d) 22.4 (e) 3.21

Question 3

Find the directional derivative of T = x 2 + y 2 z along the direction xˆ 2 + yˆ 3 − zˆ 2 and evaluate


it at (1,−1, 2).

Gradient of T : ∇T =  xˆ ∂ + yˆ ∂ + zˆ ∂  x 2 + y 2 z = xˆ 2 x + yˆ 2 yz + zˆy 2
( )
 ∂x ∂y ∂z 

We denote L as the given direction, L = xˆ 2 + yˆ 3 − zˆ 2

I xˆ 2 + yˆ 3 − zˆ 2 xˆ 2 + yˆ 3 − zˆ 2
Unit vector is aˆl = = =
I 2 2 + 32 + 2 2 17
and
dT 4 x + 6 yz − 2 y 2 − 10
= ∇T ⋅ aˆl = =
dl (1, −1, 2 ) 17 (1, −1, 2 ) 17

Ans. dT 4 x + 6 yz − 2 y 2 − 10
= ∇T ⋅ aˆl = =
dl (1, −1, 2 ) 17 (1, −1, 2 ) 17

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Question 4

Determine the divergence of each of the following vector fields and then evaluate it at the
indicated point.

(a) E = x̂3 x 2 + ŷ 2 z + ẑx 2 z at (2 ,-2 ,0 )

∂E x ∂E y ∂E z
∇⋅E = + + = 6x + 0 + x 2 = x 2 + 6x
∂x ∂y ∂z
Thus ∇ ⋅ E (2, −2, 0 ) = 16

(b) E = R̂ (a 3 cos θ / R 2 ) − θˆ(a 3 sin θ / R 2 ) at (a / 2 ,0 ,π )

1 ∂ ∂ 1 ∂Eφ 2a 3 cos θ
∇⋅E = R (
2
E R + ) 1
R sin θ ∂θ
( Eθ sin θ ) +
R sin θ ∂φ
= −
R 2 ∂R R3
Thus, ∇ ⋅ E (a / 2, 0,π ) = −16

Ans. (a) ∇ ⋅ E (2 , −2, 0 ) = 16 (b) ∇ ⋅ E ( a / 2 , 0,π ) = −16

Question 5

Let         and      


      determine the following at point (2,-3,1).

(a) 
  
    
  

               

    at point (2,-3,1)

(b)  

   
  

  

    
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(c) ) 

+ + + + + +


)    * ,  - .  * ,
+ + + + + +

  %     (  % ( %


  (

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(d)  

/ /  /
  
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+%    ( +%    ( +%    (



+ + +
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(e)  

           

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(f) ) 

Answer is 0 as the curl of the gradient of any scalar field vanishes.

(g)  ) 

Answer is 0 as the divergence of the curl of any vector is zero.

Ans. (a)   (b) -30 (c)  (d) 98 (e)    (f) 0 (g) 0

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