Assignment#02 EMT - Fall 2023
Assignment#02 EMT - Fall 2023
Q. No. Statement
Convert to cylindrical coordinates: (a) F = 10ax - 8ay + 6az at point P(10, -8, 6);
1. (b) G = (2x + y) ax - (y - 4x) ay at point Q (ρ, ϕ, z).
(c) Give the rectangular components of the vector H = 20aρ - 10aϕ + 3az at P (x = 5, y = 2, z = -1)
The important dipole field is expressed in spherical coordinates as E = A / r3 (2 cosθ ar + sinθ aθ)
where A is a constant, and where r > 0. See Figure 4.9 for a sketch. (a) predict the surface on which the
field is entirely perpendicular to the xy plane and express the field on that surface in cylindrical
2. coordinates. (b) Identify the coordinate axis on which the field is entirely perpendicular to the xy plane
and express the field there in cylindrical coordinates. (c) Specify the surface on which the field is entirely
parallel to the xy plane.
A crude device for measuring charge consists of two small insulating spheres of radius a, one of which is
fixed in position. The other is movable along the x axis and is subject to a restraining force kx, where k is a
spring constant. The uncharged spheres are centered at x = 0 and x = d, the latter fixed. If the spheres are
3. given equal and opposite charges of Q/C, generalize the expression by which Q may be found as a function
of x. Determine the maximum charge that can be measured in terms of ϵ0, k, and d, and state the separation
of the spheres then. What happens if a larger charge is applied?
Estimate the total electric flux leaving the cubical surface formed by the six planes x, y, z = ±5 if the charge
4. distribution is: (a) two-point charges, 0.1 μC at (1, -2, 3) and 1/7 μC at (-1, 2, -2); (b) a uniform line charge
of π μC/m at x = -2, y = 3; (c) a uniform surface charge of 0.1 μC/m2 on the plane y = 3x.
In spherical coordinates, E = 2r / (r2 + a2)2ar V/m. estimate the potential at any point, using the reference
5.
(a) V = 0 at infinity; (b) V = 0 at r = 0; (c) V = 100 V at r = a.
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