TUTORIAL 1 (SOLUTION)

EEE 3133
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND WAVES
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

1. Find the unit vector along the line joining point (2,4,4) to point (-3,2,2)
(Ans:-0.870ax -0.348ay-0.348az )

2. Let A = 2ax+5ay-3az, B = 3ax-4ay, and C = ax+ay+az.

Calculate: (a) A + 2B
(b) |A-5C|
(c) the values of k if |kB| = 2
(d) (AxB) / (A.B)

(Ans: 8ax -3ay-3az, 8.544, ±0.4, 0.857ax + 0.643ay+ 1.643az )

3. Given: A = 2ax + ay - 3az
B = ay – az
C = 3ax + 5ay + 7az

Determine: (a) A – 2B + C
(b) C – 4(A + B)
(c) 2A – 3B
|C|
(d) A·C - |B|²
(e) ½B x (1/3A + 1/4C)

(Ans: 5ax +4ay+6az, -5ax -3ay+23az, 0.439ax - 0.11ay -0.329az,-12, 1.167ax - 0.708ay -0.708az )

4. If the position vectors of points T and S are 3ax-2ay+az and 4ax+6ay+2az, respectively. Find:
(a) coordinates of T and S
(b) distance vector from T to S
(c) distance between T and S

(Ans:T(3,-2,1), S(4,6,2), ax +8ay+az, 8.124)

5. Given: A = 5ax + 3ay + 2az
B = -ax+4ay +6az
C = 3ax + 2ay
Find values of α and β such that αA+βB+C is parallel to the y-axis
(Ans:α = -12/7,β = -4/7)

6. If A = αax + ay + 4az
B = 3ax + βay – 6az
C = 5ax - 2ay + γaz
Calculate α, β, γ such that the vectors are mutually orthogonal
(Ans:α =2.667,β =16,γ = -2.833)
7. Given: P = -2ax - ay - 2az
Q = 4ax + 3ay + 2az
R = -ax + ay + 2az

Find: (a) |P + Q - R|
(b) P · Q x R
(c) Q x P ·R
(d) (P x Q) · (Q x R)
(e) (P x Q) x (Q x R)
(f) cos θPR
(g) sin θPQ
(Ans:3.742,-12,12,42, -48ax -36ay-24az, 114.1°, 21.8° )
8. If A = -ax+6ay+5az and B=ax+2ay+3az, determine:
(a) the scalar projections of A on B
(b) the vector projection of B on A
(c) unit vector perpendicular to the plane containing A and B

(Ans:6.949, -0.419ax +2.516ay+2.097az, 0.577ax +0.577ay -0.577az)

9. Find the angle that vector H = 3ax + 5ay – 8az makes with x, y, and z-axes.
(Ans:α=72.36°,β =59.66°,γ=143.91° )

10. P = 2ax - ay - 2az

Q = 4ax + 3ay + 2az
R = -ax + ay + 2az
Calculate triple scalar product of P,Q, and R
(Ans:5)

11. The vertices of a triangle are located at (4,1,-3), (-2,5,4), and (0,1,6). Find the three angles of the
triangle.
(Ans:28.48°,73.47°,78.04°)
12. Points P,Q, and R are located at (-1,4,8), (2,-1,3), and (-1,2,3) respectively. Determine:
(a) distance between P and Q
(b) distance vector from P to R
(c) angle between QP and QR
(d) area of triangle PQR
(e) perimeter of triangle PQR
(Ans:7.681, -2ay -5az,137.43°, 11.02,17.31)
13. E and F are vector fields given by E = 2xax + ay + yzaz and F = xyax - y²ay + xyzaz. Determine:
(a) |E| at (1,2,3)
(b) the component of E along F at (1,2,3)
(c) a vector perpendicular to both E and F at (0,1,-3) whose magnitude is unity

(Ans: 6.403,1.286ax -2.571ay+3.857az, ± ax )