B Tech (Information & Communication Technology)

III Semester Core Course

ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY SC217 1st IN-SEMESTER EXAM (3rd September 2010) Duration: 1 Hour (1600 - 1700 Hours) Note: Q.- 1 Attempt all parts of a particular question at one place only. [8 Marks] M.M.: 25

r r r (a). Evaluate: ( A) in Cartesian coordinates.

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r + 3 xz 2 y 2 xzz (b). Verify the result obtained in (a) for the vector field A = x 2 x
3 3

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(c). Find the Laplacian of the scalar field f = x + y + z . r r r r r r r (d). Prove: ( A) = ( A) 2 A

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Q.- 2

[9 Marks]

(a). The temperature field over a flat plate is given by T = (10 o C / m) x + (20 o C / m) y , for x and y in meters. Obtain a unit vector in the direction of maximum temperature change. [2] (b). If V is a scalar function of x and y, i.e. V = V ( x, y ) , show that the divergence of the vector field r V is always zero. [2] A= z (c). Evaluate line integral axis) around the perimeter of the rectangle defined by x = 3, y = 5 .
z

(x

ydx + 2 xyd y ) in a counterclockwise direction (as viewed from the +z [2]

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A B

(d). Verify the result obtained in (c) by Stokes theorem.

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Q.- 3

[8 Marks]

(a). State Gausss law. (b). Express it in differential and integral form. (c). What is the main limitation of Gausss law? (d). Determine the electric field of an infinite sheet of charge using Gausss law.

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