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Set-A

T.E. (Electrical)I- Examination 2010

ELECTROMAGNETICS
ENGINEERING

Day & Date Wednesday 11/08/2010

Time 10.30 pm – 12.30 pm Max. Marks 50

Instructi 1. Solve all the questions.

ons: 2. Draw neat sketches where necessary.
3. Fig. to the right indicates full marks.
4. Letters written in bold script are vector notations.

Q1 a) In spherical system, find r, θ, Ф and transform vector A in terms of 0

Cartesian coordinate system and vice versa. 9

b) Use spherical coordinates to find area of strip α ≤ θ ≤ β on a sphere of

radius r = a. What is the result when α = 0° & β = π 0
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Q2 a) The two small plastic spheres shown in the fig. are arranged so that they
can slide freely along the insulating fiber. Each has a mass of 0.1 gm.
The spheres are given +ve charges.
i) If the lower sphere is resting against the lower knot while
the upper sphere moves to a location 6 cm distance from that
knot, find the charge on each.
ii) If the charges remains same what angle should the fiber
make with the horizontal to double the separation. 0
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knot

spheres

fiber

45°
 b) A sheet of charge ρs = 2 nC/m2 is present at x = 3, in free space and a
line charge ρl = 20 nC/m is located at x = 1, z = 4. Find i) the magnitude 0
of the electric field intensity at the origin. ii) the direction of E at (4, 5, 6) 9

Q3 a) A point charge of 6 μC is located at the origin, a uniform line charge

density of 180 nC/m lies along x-axis and uniform sheet of charge ρs = 0
25 nC/m2 lies along the z plane. i) Find D at A(0, 0, 4) ii) D at B(1, 2, 4) 8

b) Given that D = 10r3/4 ar C/m2 in cylindrical system. Evaluate both sides

of the divergence theorem for the volume enclosed by r = 1, r = 3, z = 0 & 0
z = 10 m. 8
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Set-B

T.E. (Electrical)I- Examination 2010

ELECTROMAGNETICS
ENGINEERING

Day & Date Wednesday 11/08/2010

Time 10.30 pm – 12.30 pm Max. Marks 50

Instructio 1. Solve all the questions.

ns: 2. Draw neat sketches where necessary
3. Fig. to the right indicates full marks
4. Letters written in bold script are vector notations

Q1 a) A vector field is specified as G = 24 xy ax + 12 (x2+2) ay + 18z2 az.

Given two points P(1,2,-1) & Q(-2, 1, 3) find i) Q at p ii) a unit vector in
the direction of G at Q. iii) a unit vector directed from Q towards P. iv) 0
the equation of the surface on which mod of G = 60. 9

b) Given A(r = 20, θ = 30°, Ф = 45°) and B(r = 30, θ = 115°, Ф = 160°). Find
i) mod of RAB ii) mod of RAC with given C(r = 20, θ = 90°, Ф = 45°) iii) the
distance from A to C on a great circle path. 0
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Q2 a) Let a point charge Q1 = 25nC be located at P1(4, -2, 7) and a charge Q2 =

60 nC at P2(-3, 4, -2) i) if ε = ε0 find E at P(1, 2, 3) ii) at what point on 0
the y axis is Ex = 0 8

b) Derive E due to line charge density ρl nC/m in cylindrical coordinate

system. 0
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Q3 a) State and prove Gauss’s Law. 0

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b) Calculate the divergence of D at the point specified if D is

i) 1/z2[ 10xyz ax + 5x2z ay + (2z3- 5x2y)] at P(-2, 3, 5)
ii) 5z2ar+ 10rz az at P(3, -45°, 5) 0
 iii) 2r sinθsinФ ar + r cosθsinФ aθ + r cosФ aФ at P(3, 45°, -45°) 9

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Set-C

T.E. (Electrical)I- Examination 2010

ELECTROMAGNETICS
ENGINEERING

Day & Date Wednesday 11/08/2010

Time 10.30 pm – 12.30 pm Max. Marks 50

Instructio 1. Solve all the questions.

ns: 2. Draw neat sketches where necessary
3. Fig. to the right indicates full marks
4. Letters written in bold script are vector notations

Q1 a) Find areas of A & B for the surfaces shown in the Fig.

z 0
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2

A B

y
2 60°
x

b) Two points are given in the spherical coordinates by, A(2, 2π/4, π/3),
B(31/2, π/6, 2π/3) Find i) unit vector along AB in Cartesian coordinates
ii) express unit vector along BA at point B in spherical system. 0
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Q2 a) Find the force on 100μC charge at (0, 0, 3) m if four like charges of 20μC
are located on the x & y axis at ± 4 m. 0
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 b) Obtain an expression for the electric field at any point P on y axis due to
semi infinite line charge placed along x axis with a linear charge of 0
density ρl C/m 9

Q3 a) A point charge Q is at the origin of a spherical coordinate system find the

flux which crosses the portion of a spherical shell described by α ≤ θ ≤ β.
Also find the result when α = 0, β = π/2. 0
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b) Determine the flux crossing a 1mmX1mm area on the surface of a
cylindrical sheet at r = 10 m, z = 2 m, and Ф = 53.2° of
D = 2x ax + 2(1-y) ay + 4z az C/m2