MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

INTRAMUROS, MANILA

SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS

AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
NUMBER OF PROBLEMS SOLVED

14

SUBMITTED BY:
FRISNEDI, NADINE T.
SUBMITTED TO:
ENGR. JULIUS SESE
MAY 3, 2016
Problems:

1.4 A circle, centered at the origin with a radius of 2 units,

lies in the xyplane. Determine the unit vector in
rectangular components that lies in the xyplane, is tangent
to the circle at (3,1,0), and is in the general direction of
increasing values of y.

1.8 Demonstrate the ambiguity that results when the cross

product is used to nd the angle between two vectors by
nding the angle between A=3ax 2ay +4az and B=2ax
+ay 2az. Does this ambiguity exist when the dot product
is used?

1.12 Write an expression in rectangular components for

the vector that extends from (x1, y1,z1) to ( x2, y2,z2) and
determine the magnitude of this vector.

1.16 If A represents a vector one unit long directed due

east, B represents a vector three units long directed due
north, and A+B=2CD and 2AB=C+2D, determine the
length and direction of C.

1.20 If the three sides of a triangle are represented by

vectors A, B, and C, all directed counterclockwise, show
that|C|2 =(A+B)(A+B) and expand the product to obtain
the law of cosines.

1.24 Two unit vectors, a1 and a2, lie in the xyplane and
pass through the origin. They make angles 1 and 2,
respectively, with the x axis (a) Express each vector in
rectangular components; (b) take the dot product and
verify the trigonometric identity, cos(1 2)=cos1
cos2 +sin1 sin2;( c) take the cross product and verify
the trigonometric identity sin(2 1)=sin2 cos1
cos2 sin1.

1.28 State whether or not A=B and, if not, what conditions

are imposed on A and B when (a) Aax =Bax;(b) Aax
=Bax;( c) Aax =Bax andA ax =Bax;(d) AC=BC and
AC=BC where C is any vector except C=0.surfaces at r
= 2, 4, and 6m carry uniform surface charge densities of
20nC/m2,4nC/m2, and s0, respectively. a) Find D at r =
1, 3and 5 m. b) Determine s0 such that D = 0 at r = 7 m.

2.4 Eight identical point charges of Q C each are located at

the corners of a cube of side length a, with one charge at
the origin, and with the three nearest charges at (a,0,0),
(0,a,0), and (0,0,a). Find an expression for the total vector
force on the charge at P(a,a,a), assuming free space.

2.8 A crude device for measuring charge consists of two

small insulating spheres of radius a, one of which is xed 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 xed. If the spheres are given equal and
opposite charges of Q/C, obtain the expression by which Q
may be found as a function of x. Determine the maximum
charge that can be measured in terms of 0,k, and d, and
state the separation of the spheres then. What happens if
a larger charge is applied?

2.12 Electrons are in random motion in a xed region in

space. During any 1s interval, the probability of nding an
electron in a subregion of volume 1015 m2 is 0.27. What
volume charge density, appropriate for such time
durations, should be assigned to that subregion?

2.16 Within a region of free space, charge density is given

as = 0rcos a C/m3, where 0 and a are constants.
Find the total charge lying within (a) the sphere, r a;(b)
the cone, r a,0 0.1;( c) the region, r a,0
0.1,0 0.2.

2.20 A line charge of uniform charge density 0 C/m and of

length
is oriented along the z axis at /2 < z < /2.
(a) Find the electric eld strength, E, in magnitude and
direction at any position along the x axis. (b)Withthegiven
line charge in position, nd the force acting on an identical
line charge that is oriented along the x axis at
/2 < x <
3
/2.

2.24 (a) Find the electric eld on the z axis produced by an

annular ring of uniform surface charge density s in free
space. The ring occupies the region z =0, a b,0
2 in cylindrical coordinates. (b) From your part (a)
result, obtain the eld of an innite uniform sheet charge
by taking appropriate limits.

2.28 An electric dipole (discussed in detail in Section 4.7)

consists of two point charges of equal and opposite
magnitudeQ spaced by distance d.Withthe charges along
the z axis at positions z = d/2 (with the positive charge at
the positive z location), the electric eld in spherical
coordinates is given by E(r,)=[Qd/(40r3)][2cosar
+sina], where r >> d. Using rectangular coordinates,
determine expressions for the vector force on a point
charge of magnitude q (a) at (0 ,0,z); (b) at (0 , y,0).