Unit I

Vector Analysis
1. Given that: P = 2aˆx − aˆy − 2aˆz , Q = 4aˆx + 3aˆy + 2aˆz & R = −aˆx + aˆy + 2aˆz . Find a)P · Q × R, b) Q × P · R
2aˆx − 6aˆy + 5aˆz
c) a unit vector perpendicular to both A and B d) cos θP R e) sin θP R (Ans: 4, -4, √ )
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2. If A = 4aˆx − 2aˆy + 6aˆz and B = 12aˆx + 18aˆy − 8aˆz , determine a) aˆx × A, b) (B × aˆx ) · aˆy , c) Find the angle
between A and aˆx (Ans: -6aˆy -2aˆz , -8, 85.93◦ )

3. The three vertices of a triangle are located at A(6, -1, 2), B(-2, 3, -4), and C(-3, 1, 5). Find: (a) RAB × RAC ;
(b) the area of the triangle; (c) a unit vector perpendicular to the plane in which the triangle is located.
(Ans: 24 aˆx + 78 aˆy + 20 aˆz , 42, 0.286 aˆx + 0.928 aˆy + 0.238 aˆz )
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4. Given vector A = 2aˆρ + 3aˆϕ + 4aˆz , transform A into cartesian coordinates at point (2, π/2, -1).
(Ans: -3aˆx + 2aˆy + 4aˆz )
xaˆx + y aˆy
5. Express the vector eld, D = in spherical components.
x2 + y 2
6. Determine an expression for aˆy in spherical coordinates at P (4, 0.2π , 0.8π ).
(Ans: ây ≈ 0.3456âr + 0.4756âθ − 0.8090âϕ )
7. Using the dierential length dl, nd the length of the following curves: ρ = 3, π/4 < ϕ < π/2, z= constant
(Ans: 0.75π unit)

8. Calculate the area of the given surface using the dierential surface area: 0 < r < 4, 60◦ < θ < 90◦ , ϕ=constant
(Ans: 1.333π )

9. If A = 4aˆx + 3aˆy − 5aˆz ; determine the component of A parallel to the surface x=1. (Ans: 3aˆy − 5aˆz )

10. Find the vector component of F = 2aˆx − 3aˆy + 4aˆz that is parallel to G = aˆx + 2aˆy + 3aˆz
4aˆx + 8aˆy + 12aˆz
(Ans: )
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11. Determine the circulation of B = xy aˆx − yz aˆy + xz aˆz around Z x=1
the path L on the x=1 plane, shown in Figure. (Ans: 0.333)
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12. Calculate the circulation of A=ρ cos ϕ aˆρ + z sin ϕ aˆz around
the edge L of the wedge dened by 0 ≤ ρ ≤ 2, 0 ≤ ρ ≤ 60◦ , z=0 and
Y
as shown in gure. (Ans: 1)
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60◦
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Vector Operators
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13. Find the gradient of the following scalar elds a) A = cos ϕ, b) V = 10xyz − 2x2 z at P (-1, 4, 3)
r
(Ans: 0.0151aˆr − 0.0746aˆϕ , 132aˆx − 30aˆy − 42aˆz )

14. Find the divergence of the given vector eld: B = ρz 2 aˆρ + ρ sin2 ϕ aˆϕ + 2ρz sin2 ϕ aˆz at P (-3, 4, 2)(Ans:13.44)
15. Prove that ∇ · (V A) = V ∇ · A + A · ∇V , where V is a scalar eld and A is a vector eld.
sin θ cos ϕ
16. Let V = . Determine: a) ∇ × ∇V , b) ∇ · ∇V
r
17. Evaluate both sides of the divergence theorem for the eld D = 2zy aˆy + y 2 aˆz C/m2 and the rectangular
parellelepiped formed by the planes x=0 and 3, y=0 and 2, and z=0 and 1. (Ans: 6)

18. Evaluate both sides of Stokes' theorem: G = 10 sin θ aˆϕ and the surface r = 3, 0 ≤ θ ≤ 90◦ , 0 ≤ ϕ ≤ 90◦ . Let
the surface have the aˆr direction. (Ans: 15π )

Electrostatics Fields

19. Point charges of 50nC each are located at A(1, 0, 0), B(-1, 0, 0), C(0, 1, 0), and D(0, -1, 0) in free space. Find
the total force on the charge at A. (Ans: 21.5aˆx µN)
20. A 2-µC point charge is located at A(4, 3, 5) in free space. Find Eρ , Eϕ and Ez at P(8, 12, 2)
(Ans: 159.7, 27.4, -49.4)
21. A uniform line charge of 5µC/m is located on the y axis. Find E at P(1, 3, 4) if the charge extends from y
= −∞ to y = ∞.

22. Find E at the origin if the following charge distributions are present in free space: point charge, 12 nC, at P(2,
0, 6); uniform line charge density, 3 nC/m, at x = −2, y = 3; uniform surface charge density, 0.2 nC/m2 , at x = 2.
(Ans: −3.9aˆx − 12.4aˆy − 2.5aˆz V/m)
23. Let D = 8ρ sin ϕ aˆρ + 4ρ cos ϕ aˆϕ C/m2 . a) Find the volume charge density at P(2.6, 38◦ , -6.1). b) How much
charge is located inside the region dened by 0 < ρ < 1.8, 20◦ < ϕ < 70◦ , 2.4 < z < 3.1?
(Ans: 7.39 C/m3 , 8.13 C)
24. Calculate the work done in moving a 4-C charge from B(1, 0, 0) to A (0, 2, 0) along the path y = 2 − 2x,
z = 0 in the led E = 5xaˆx + 5y aˆy V/m (Ans: −30 J)

25. If E = 120aˆρ V/m, nd the incremental amount of work done in moving a 50 nC charge a distance of 2 mm
from P (1, 2, 3) toward Q (2, 1, 4). (Ans: 3.1 µJ)

26. Evaluate work done in bringing a charge of 5 µC from origin to P (2,-1, 4) through eld E= 2xyz aˆx + x2 z aˆy +
xy aˆz V/m through the path straight line segments (0, 0, 0) to (2, 0, 0) to (2,-1, 0) to (2, -1, 4)

27. A 15-nC point charge is at the origin in free space. Calculate V1 if point P1 is located at P1 (-2, 3, -1) and: (a)
V = 0 at (6, 5, 4); (b) V = 0 at innity; (c) V = 5 V at (2, 0, 4) (Ans: 20.7 V; 36V; 10.89 V)

Boundary Conditions

28. Let the region z < 0 be composed of a uniform dielectric material for which ϵR = 3.2, while the region z > 0
is characterized by ϵR = 2. Let D1 = 30aˆx + 50aˆy + 70aˆz nC/m2 and nd (a) DN 1 ; (b) Dt1 (Ans: 70nC/m2 ;
58.3nC/m2 )