Assignment I of Electromagnetic

Moh. Kamalul Wafi

Materials: Vector Analysis - Coulomb’s Law and Electric Field Intensity
February 15, 2019

Problem 1 - 10 point.
Given the points M(0.1, −0.2, −0.1), N(−0.2, 0.1, 0.3) and P(0.4, 0, 0.1), find:
(a). the vector RM N ; (b). the dot product RM N • RM P ; (c). the scalar projection of RM N on RM P ; (d ).
the angle between RM N and RM P

Problem 2 - 10 point.
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A field is given as G = (xax + yay ), find:
x2 + y 2
(a). a unit vector in the direction of G at P(3, 4, −2); (b). the angle between G and ax at P; (c). the value
Z 4 Z 2
of the double integral G • ay dxdz on the plane y = 7
x=0 z=0

Problem 3 - 10 point.
Two vector fields are F = −10ax + 20x(y − 1)ay and G = 2x2 yax − 4ay + zaz . If P(2, 3, −4), find:
(a). |F|; (b). |G|; (c). a unit vector in the direction of F − G; (d ). a unit vector in the direction of F + G

Problem 4 - 10 point.
Given points A(8, −5, 4) and B(−2, 3, 2), find:
(a). the distance from A to B; (b). a unit vector directed from A towards B. (c). a unit vector directed
from the origin toward the midpoint of the line AB. (d ). the coordinates of the point on the line connecting
A to B at which the line intersects the plane z = 3

Problem 5 - 15 point.
A uniform line charge of 16 nC/m is located along the line x defined by y = −2, z = 5. If  = 0 , find:
1 2
(a). E at P(1, 2, 3); (b). E at that point in the z = 0 where the direction of E is given by ay − az
3 3
Problem 6 - 15 point.
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Let ρv = 5e−0.1ρ (π − φ) µC/m3 in the region 0 ≤ ρ ≤ 10, −π ≤ φ ≤ π, all z, and ρv = 0 elsewhere.
z 2 + 10
(a). Determine the total charge present; (b). Calculate the charge within the region of these 0 ≤ ρ ≤ 4,
− 21 π ≤ φ ≤ 21 π, and −10 ≤ z ≤ 10

Problem 7 - 15 point.
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)!

Problem 8 - 15 point.
Point charges of 50 nC 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!