MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

INTRAMUROS, MANILA

SCHOOL OF ELECTRICAL, ELECTRONICS

AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

ASSIGNMENT NO.1

SUBMITTED BY:
FRISNEDI, NADINE T.

SUBMITTED TO:
ENGR. JULIUS SESE

OCTOBER

, 2016

1.2. Given three points, A(4,3,2), B(2,0,5), and C(7,2,1): a) Specify the
vector A extending from the origin to the point A. b) Give a unit vector
extending from the origin to the midpoint of line AB. c) Calculate the
length of the perimeter of triangle ABC.

1.4. given points A(8,5,4) and B(2,3,2), nd: a) the distance from A to B.
b) a unit vector directed from A towards B. c) a unit vector directed from
the origin to 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.

1.6. For the G eld in Problem 1.5, make sketches of Gx, Gy, Gz and |G|
along the line y = 1, z = 1, for 0 x 2.

1.8. Two vector elds are F =10ax+20x(y1)ay and G = 2x2yax4ay+zaz.

For the point P(2,3,4), nd: a) |F|; b) |G|; c) a unit vector in the direction
of FG; d) a unit vector in the direction of F+G.

1.10. Use the denition of the dot product to nd the interior angles at A
and B of the triangle dened by the three points A(1,3,2), B(2,4,5), and
C(0,2,1).

1.12. Given points A(10,12,6), B(16,8,2), C(8,1,4), and D(2,5,8),

determine: a) the vector projection of RAB +RBC on RAD; b) the vector
projection of RAB +RBC on RDC; c) the angle between RDA and RDC.

1.14. The four vertices of a regular tetrahedron are located at O(0,0,0),

A(0,1,0), B(0.53,0.5,0), and C(3/6,0.5,2/3). a) Find a unit vector
perpendicular (outward) to the face ABC; b) Find the area of the face ABC.

1.16. Describe the surfaces dened by the equations: a) rax = 2, where r =

(x,y,z); b) |rax|=2.

1.18. Given points A( = 5,= 70,z= 3) and B( = 2,=30,z= 1), nd: a)

unit vector in cartesian coordinates at A toward B; b) a vector in cylindrical
coordinates at A directed toward B; c) a unit vector in cylindrical
coordinates at B directed toward A.

1.20. Express in cartesian components: a) the vector at A( = 4, = 40,z

= 2) that extends to B( = 5, =110,z = 2); b) a unit vector at B directed
toward A; c) a unit vector at B directed toward the origin.

1.22. A eld is given in cylindrical coordinates as F =[(40) /(2 +1)] +3(cos

+sin )a +3(cos sin )a 2az. Sketch|F|: a) vs. with = 3; b) vs.
with = 0; c) vs. with = 45.

1.24. At point P(3,4,5), express the vector that extends from P to

Q(2,0,1) in: a) rectangular coordinates; b) cylindrical coordinates; c)
spherical coordinates; d) Show that each of these vectors has the same
magnitude.

1.26. a) Determine an expression for ay in spherical coordinates at P(r =

4,= 0.2, = 0.8); b) Express ar in cartesian components at P.

1.28. a) Determine the cartesian components of the vector from A(r = 5,

= 110, = 200) to B(r = 7, = 30, = 70); b) Find the spherical
components of the vector at P(2,3,4) extending to Q(3,2,5); c) If D = 5ar
3a + 4a, nd D a at M(1,2,3).

1.30. Given A(r = 20,= 30,= 45) and B(r = 30,= 115,= 160), nd: a)
|RAB|; b) |RAC|, given C(r = 20, = 90, = 45); c) the distance from A to
C on a great circle path.

2.2. A charge Q1 = 0.1 C is located at the origin, while Q2 = 0.2 C is

atA(0.8,0.6,0). Find the locus of points in the z = 0 plane at which the x
component of the force on a third positive charge is zero.

2.4. Let Q1 = 8 C be located at P1(2,5,8) while Q2 = 5 C is atP2(6,15,8).

Let = 0. a) Find F2, the force on Q2; b) Find the coordinates of P3 if a charge
Q3 experiences a total force F3 = 0 atP3.

2.6. Point charges of 120 nC are located at A(0,0,1) and B(0,0,1) in free
space. a) Find E at P(0.5,0,0); b) What single charge at the origin would
provide the identical eld strength?

2.8. Given point charges of1 C atP1(0,0,0.5) and P2(0,0,0.5), and a

charge of 2 C at the origin, nd E at P(0,2,1) in spherical components,
assuming = 0.

2.10. Charges of 20 and -20 nC are located at (3,0,0) and (3,0,0),

respectively. Let = 0. Determine|E|at P(0,y,0).

2.12. The volume charge density v = 0e|x||y||z| exists over all free
space. Calculate the total charge present.

2.14. Let v = 5e0.1 ( ||) 1 z2 +10 C/m3 in the region 0

10,<<, all z, and v = 0 elsewhere. a) Determine the total charge
present; b) Calculate the charge within the region 0 4, /2 < < /2,
10 <z<10.

2.16. The region in which 4 <r<5, 0 <<25, and 0.9<<1.1 contains the
volume charge density of v = 10(r 4)(r 5)sin sin(/2). Outside the
region, v = 0. Find the charge within the region.

2.18. Uniform line charges of 0.4 C/m and 0.4 C/m are located in the x
= 0 plane at y = 0.6 and y = 0.6 m respectively. Let = 0. a) Find E at P(x,0,z);
b) Find E at Q(2,3,4).

2.20. Uniform line charges of 120 nC/m lie along the entire extent of the
three coordinate axes. Assuming free space conditions, nd E at
P(3,2,1).

2.22. A uniform surface charge density of 5nC/m2 is present in the region

x = 0,2 <y<2, and all z. If = 0, nd E at: a) PA(3,0,0); b) PB(0,3,0).

2.24. Surface charge density is positioned in free space as follows:

20nC/m2 at x = 3, 30nC/m2 at y = 4, and 40nC/m2 at z = 2. Find the
magnitude of E at the three points, (4,3,2), (2,5,1), and (0,0,0).

2.26. A uniform line charge density of 5nC/m is aty = 0, z = 2 m in free

space, while5nC/m is located at y = 0, z =2 m. A uniform surface charge
density of 0.3nC/m2 is at y = 0.2 m, and0.3nC/m2 is at y = 0.2 m. Find
|E| at the origin.

2.28. Let E = 5x3 ax 15x2y ay, and nd: a) the equation of the streamline
that passes through P(4,2,1); b) a unit vector aE specifying the direction of
E at Q(3,2,5); c) a unit vector aN = (l,m,0) that is perpendicular to aE at Q.

2.30. Given the electric eld intensity E = 400yax +400xay V/m, nd: a) the
equation of the streamline passing through the point A(2,1,2); b) the
equation of the surface on which |E|=800 V/m; c) A sketch of the part a
equation would yield a parabola, centered at the origin, whose axis is the
positive x axis, and for which the slopes of the asymptotes are1. d) A
sketch of the trace produced by the intersection of the surface of part b.