Engineering Electromagnetics

Assignment 1, Vector Calculus

Date: 08/08/2016
Due Date: 11/09/2016
1.

Given three points M(6,2,-3), N(-2,3,0) and P(-4,6,5) Find

(a) The area of triangle they define; (b) A unit vector perpendicular to this
triangular surface; (c) A unit vector bisecting the interior angle of the triangle at
M.

2.

(a) Find the volume defined by 4 < r < 6, 300 < < 600, 2 < z < 5
(b) What is the length of the longest straight line that lies entirely within the
volume
(c) Find the total area of the surface.

3.

Given the points M(5,200,1200) and N(2,800,300)

(a) Find the distance from M to N; (b) Give a unit vector in Cartesian coordinates at
M that is directed toward N; (c) Give a unit vector in Spherical coordinates at M
that is directed toward N.

4.

(a) Give the vector in Cartesian coordinates that extends from P(4,200,100) to
Q(7,1200,750); (b) Give the vector in Spherical coordinates at M(5,1,2) that extends
to N(2,4,6); (c) How far is it from A(110,300,600) to B(30,750,1250).

5.

Points A(100,900,00) and B(100,900,50) are located on the surface of a sphere of

radius = 100m. (a) What is the separation of the above points using a path over the
spherical surface (b) What is their separation using a straight line path.

6.

Given H = x2 ax + y2 ay evaluate the line integral along the curve y = x2 from (0,0) to
(1,1).

7.

If A = 2x ax z2 ay + 3xy az, find the flux of A through a surface defined by r = 2, 0 <

< /2, 0 < z < 1.

8.

If F = 2rz ar + 3z sin a - 4r cos az, verify Stokes theorem for the open surface
defined by z = 1, 0 < < 450, 0 < r < 2.

9.

Eight 25 nC point charges in free-space are located symmetrically on a circle of

radius 0.2 m centred at the origin in the z = 0 plane. (a) At what point on the z-axis
is |E| a maximum? (b) What is |E|max ?

10. A circular ring of charge with radius 5 m lies in z = 0 plane with centre at origin. If
the line charge density L = 10 nC/m, find the point charge Q placed at the origin
which will produce same E at the point (0,0,5 ) m.

11. Determine D at (2, 0, 3) if there is a point charge -4 mC at (3, 0, 0) and a line

charge of 2 mC/m along the y-axis.
12. Let D = (10r2 + 5e-r) ar C/m2. (a) Find v as a function of r (b) Find the total charge
lying within a sphere of radius a, centred at the origin.
13. If V = 60 sin/r2 V in free-space and point P is located at r = 3 m, = 600, = 250,
find (a) VP (b) EP (c) dV/dN at P and (d) aN at P (e) v at P
14. If E = - 8xy ax 4x2 ay + az V/m, find the work done in carrying a 6 C charge from
M(1, 8, 5) to N(2,18,6) along the path y = 3x2 + z, z = x + 4.
15. Given field intensity E = 40 xy ax + 20 x2 ay + 2 az V/m, calculate the potential
difference between two points P(1, -1, 0) and Q(2, 1, 3).
16. The region z < 0 contains a perfect dielectric for which r1 = 2.5, while the region z >
0 is characterized by r2 = 4. Let E1 = - 30 ax + 50 ay + 70 az V/m, find (a) electric flux
density D2 (b) Electric polarization P2 (c) angle 1 between E1 and normal to the
interface (d) angle 2 between E2 and normal to the interface.
17. Find V at P(2, 1, 3) for the field of two infinite radial conducting planes with V = 50
V at = 100 and V = 20 V at = 300.

18. Find the angles which the vector A = 3ax 6ay + 2az makes with the coordinate axes

19. Find the magnitude of projection of vector A = ax 2ay + az on the vector B = 4ax
4ay + 7az
A) 19

B) 3

C) 19/9

D) 0

20. If ax, ay, az are the unit vectors of an orthogonal coordinate system, evaluate
(2ax)(3az) =
(2ay)(4ay) =
21. Find a unit vector perpendicular to the plane defined by vectors A = 2a x 6ay 3az
and B = 4ax + 3ay az

22. Identify Divergence Theorem

A)

( A)dS A dL
S

C)

B)

Adv A dS
v

Adv A dS

D)

A.dv A dS

23. Find a unit normal to the surface x2y + 2xz = 4 at the point (2,-2,3)

24. Write operator in cylindrical coordinates

25. Find the electric field intensity E at a point (2,4,5) due to a point charge Q = 210-5
C located at (0,1,2) in vacuum (in rectangular coordinates)

26. Write the differential surface elements in cylindrical coordinates

dS =

dS =

dSz =

27. If D = 2ax + 7ay 3az C/m2 is the electric flux density on the surface of a sphere of
radius 5 cm, what is the total charge enclosed ?

28. What is the electric field at a point p, due to an infinite line of charge density L
C/m ?
A) E

L
ar
2 0 r 2

B)

L
L

ar C) E
ar D) E L ar
2 0
2 0 r
2rl

29. Given D = 10x ax C/m2, determine the flux crossing a 1 m2 area that is normal to
the x-axis at x = 3 m

30. Find the curl of vector field A = 2 a + 3z a - 2z az , at (3, 600, 5).

31. If D = y2z ax + 3xy ay + x2 az C/m2, find the volume charge density at (-2, 1, 3)

32. What is the electric field due to an infinite sheet of charge density s C/m2 ?
A)

a B) E s a z C) E s 2 a z D) E s a z
2 z
2rl
2 0
4r
2 0r