Ministry of Higher Education

The Higher Institute of Engineering and technology

in New Damietta
Department: Electronics and Communications Date: 12/11/2018 Day: Monday
Level: 3 Time allowed: 1.5 hours
Semester: (Mid-term) Winter 2018/2019 Full marks: 20
Subject: Basic electromagnetics No of pages: One
Subject Code: CEE 301

Question1 (10 marks)

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1) A field is specified as 𝐺⃗ = 𝑥 2+𝑦2 (𝑥𝑎̂𝑥 + 𝑦𝑎̂𝑦 ), find
a. A unit vector in the direction of G at P (3,4,-2) (1 marks)
b. The angle between G and 𝑎̂𝑥 at P (1 marks)
4 2
c. The vector value of the double integral ∫𝑥=0 ∫𝑧=0 𝐺. 𝑑𝑥𝑑𝑦𝑎̂ 𝑦 on the plane y=7
(1 marks)
2) If the vector field 𝐷⃗⃗ = (𝑥 2 + 𝑦 2 )−1 (𝑥𝑎̂ 𝑥 + 𝑦𝑎̂ 𝑦 )
a. Express the vector field 𝐷 ⃗⃗ Cylindrical coordinates (2 marks)
⃗⃗
b. Evaluate 𝐷 at the point where 𝜌 = 2, ∅ = 0.2 𝜋 (𝑟𝑎𝑑) 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑧 = 5 (1 marks)
c. Express the results in both cylindrical and Cartesian component (1 marks)
3) An eight point charges are distributed on a circle of radius a located in the plane z=0. Find an expression
for the electric field at a point on the z axis (3 marks)

Question2 (10 marks)

1) Find a closed form equation for the electric field that is emanating from an infinite line of charge
with a charge per unit length 𝜌𝐿 C/m (3 marks)
2) Two identical line charges, with 𝜌𝐿 = 75 nC/m, are located in free space at 𝑥 = 0, 𝑦 = ±0.4 𝑚. What force
per unit length does each line charge exert on the other? (3 marks)
3) A circular ring carries a uniform charge 𝜌𝐿 C/m is placed on the xy plane with axis the same as the z axis
𝜌𝐿 𝑎ℎ
a. Show that 𝐸(0,0, ℎ) = 2𝜀 [ℎ 2 +𝑎2 ]3⁄2 𝑎
̂𝑧 (2 marks)
0
b. What values of h gives the maximum value of E (1 marks)
c. If the total charge of the ring is Q, find E as 𝑎 → 0 (1 marks)

With my best wishes

Assoc. Prof. Haythem H. Abdullah

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