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Electromagnetics Theory: Tutorial Sheet No.: - 1

The document is a tutorial sheet on electromagnetics theory that provides examples to solve involving vectors, vector operations, and conversions between Cartesian and cylindrical/spherical coordinate systems. It contains 10 problems asking students to perform tasks like finding distances, angles, projections, and conversions between coordinate systems for various vector and field expressions. The answers to the problems are provided at the end.

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Electromagnetics Theory: Tutorial Sheet No.: - 1

The document is a tutorial sheet on electromagnetics theory that provides examples to solve involving vectors, vector operations, and conversions between Cartesian and cylindrical/spherical coordinate systems. It contains 10 problems asking students to perform tasks like finding distances, angles, projections, and conversions between coordinate systems for various vector and field expressions. The answers to the problems are provided at the end.

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Electromagnetics Theory

Tutorial Sheet No.: -1

Assume that the boldfaced letter represents a vector and asubscipt represents a unit vector.

1) Given the two vectors, rA = - ax - 3ay - 4az and rB = 2ax + 2ay + 2az, and point C
(1,3,4), find: (a) RAB; (b) | rA |; (c) aA; (d) aAB; (e) a unit vector directed from C
toward A.

2) Given the vector field, F = 0.4(y – 2x) ax – [200/(x2 + y2 + z2)] az: (a) evaluate | F | at
P (-4,3,5); (b) find a unit vector specifying the direction of F at P. Describe the locus
of all points for which: (c) Fx = 1; (d) | Fz | = 2.

3) Given points A (2,5, -1), B (3, -2,4), and C (-2,3,1), find: (a) RAB • RAC; (b) the angle
between RAB and RAC; (c) the length of the projection of RAB on RAC; (d) the vector
projection of RAB on RAC.

4) A triangle is defined by the three points A (2, -5,1), B (-3,2,4), and C (0,3,1). Find:
(a) RBC X RBA; (b) the area of the triangle; (c) a unit vector perpendicular to the plane
in which the triangle is located.

5) Given P (ρ = 6, φ = 125°, z = -3) and Q (x = 3, y = -1, z = 4), find the distance from:
(a) P to the origin; (b) Q perpendicularly to the z-axis; (c) P to Q.

6) (a) Express the temperature field T = 240 + z2 – 2xy in cylindrical coordinates.


(b) Find the density at P (-2, -5,1) if the density is e-z ^ 2 (2 + ρ3 cos2φ).

7) (a) Express the vector field W = (x – y) ay in cylindrical coordinates.


(b) Give the field F in Cartesian coordinates if F = ρ cos φ a .ρ

8) Given P (r = 6, θ = 110°, φ = 125°) and Q (x = 3, y = -1, z = 4), find the distance


from: (a) Q to the origin; (b) P to the y = 0 plane; (c) P to Q.

9) (a) Express the temperature field T = 240 + z2 – 2xy in spherical coordinates. (b) Find
the density at P (-2, -5, 1) if the density is re-r/2(5 + cos θ + sin θ cos φ).

10) (a) Express the vector field W = (x – y) ay in spherical coordinate. (b) Give the field F
in Cartesian coordinates if F = r cos φ ar.

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Answers to Tutorial Sheet NO. 1: -

1) (a) 3ax + 5ay + 6az; (b) 5.10; (c) –0.1961ax – 0.588ay – 0.784az; (d) 0.359ax + 0.598ay
+ 0.717az; (e) –0.1961ax – 0.588ay – 0.784az.

2) (a) 5.95; (b) 0.740ax – 0.673az; (c) plane: y = 2x + 2.5; (d) sphere x2 + y2 + z2 = 100.

3) (a) 20; (b) 61.9°; (c) 4.08; (d) – 3.33ax – 1.667ay + 1.667az.

4) (a) – 24ax – 6ay + 26az; (b) 17.94; (c) + and – (0.669ax + 0.1672ay + 0.724az).

5) (a) 6.71; (b) 3.16; (c) 11.2.

6) (a) 240 + z2 - ρ2 sin 2φ; (b) 8.66.

7) (a) ρ (cos φ - sin φ) (sin φ a + cos φ a ); (b) (x / √(x2 + y2)) (x ax + y ay).


ρ φ

8) (a) 5.10; (b) 4.62; (c) 10.35.

9) (a) 240 + r2 (cos2θ + sin 2φ sin2θ); (b) 1.706.

10) (a) r sin θ (cos φ - sin φ) [sin φ (sin θ ar + cos θ a ) + cos φ a ].


θ φ

(b) (x / √(x2 + y2)) (x ax + y ay + z az).

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