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Solutions to Selected Problems

699

SOLUTIONS TO SELECTED PROBLEMS

Chapter 1
1. Area = a2
3. (a) A + B = 6ix - 2i, -6i,
(b) A.B=6
(c) AxB=-14i + 12i,- 18i,
5. (b) Bi1= 2(-i.x+2i,-i), B, = 5i + i, - 3i
7. (a) A - B = -75
(b) AxB=-100i,
(c) 0 = 126.870

12. (a) Vf = (az + 3bx 2y)i + bx 3i, + axi

14. (a) V A=3
17. (b) ' = 2abc
18. (a) VxA=(x-y

)ix-yi,-xi.

af

1 af. +
h. au

h,av

1I af.
h, a-w

(c) dV = h/h,h, du dv dw

(d) VA-A=

1
8
a
(h,h.Au)+ (huhA)+ (huhAw)
huhh, au
av
aw

(V x A), =

8(hA,)
1 8a(hA4)
a(A
[--a-hAw)
aw
av
hh,

25. (a) rQp = i,

(c)n

(b) iQ= rQ
rQP

5i. + iy
-+

Chapter 2
4
3. Eo = 4

wR'pg

4. Q,=

5. (a) o

q
4.
2reod
Mg
2= Q

QIQ2 '1/2

L47eR
E m

i - 5i, + 2i
-30

700

Solutions to Selected Problems

mlm

7. (a) m -

ro L--

1
ro)

2-eom
/2/2

8. h =

2-qq 2

(b)
(b) v = +
(d) t =

2
qEoL
2
mv

6V3
Q
10. (b) q =12. (a) q = 2Aoa,
15. 0 = tan

(b) q =

irpoa ,

(c) q = 2ooabr

EoMg]

AL
16. (a) E,=
2reor

3/

7rEo[Z2 + a2] 2
-- a

(b) E
20. (a) E, -

21. E =

-Xoa

18. (a) E,=

+ In

Aoa 2
7ro(a22 23/

o(a2 23/2
27reo(a +z )

22. (a) QT= 4rEOAR

23. (c)

L 2+X2)

27reo

Po (-d 22 )
E,,= 2Eod

Jxl>d

0
Por 2
3eoa

25. (c)
E,

r<a

poa

r>a

3eor>a

pod.
26. E = -- 1
2EO

27. W=- A
4Eo

<d

+Z2

Solutions to Selected Problems

(b) r = 4R

,
Q
2rEsoRm'

28. (a) vo-

29. (a) E=-2Axi., pf= -2Aeo

31. (a) Av =oa

5o

32. (a) dq=--dz'

R
33. (c) V

(d) r =rosin

oa cos0,

4reor

qV,

34. (d) q -

V,

36. (a) E,-

InrE -

21qeoq

q6oEo'

38. (a) xo=

(c) W=

(b) vo> Itq

161reod
a

43. (e) A=

=
R2
2

- 4 7r

44. (g) qT=

oR

Chapter 3
2. (a) p = AoL2 ,

(e) p. =QR

3Q

4. (a) po=

R-

41rvoR Eo
7. (a) d=

8. (b) -=2

rEoEo

10. (a) Pind=PD

12. (a) V(x)

15. (b) Q =

Vo sinhx/ld
2 sinhl/ld
2

sinhl/1d

mmRAo"
q

o/4

701

702

Solutions to Selected Problems

17. (a) Dr

A
27rr

19. (a) A'=-A

2E 2A
A(e
(e 2-E1)
- E)l ,
A'= 12E

"=

e1+82

el+e2

23. (a)
E,=

Por
EoR

r<R

r>R

s In26. (a) R =

02

ID(o 2 -

l)

31. C= 2rl(e2a -elb)

(b -a) In

ea
82

elb

33. oa(r=al)=-a(
3a,
35.

); T= Ie/

-e

pf=po e-ar/(3sA)

Vo sinh V2RG(z - 1)
sinh NRl

38. (a) v(z)=

41. (b) 2e[E() - E 2 (O)]+ ed = J(t)l

dt

V o/l

(c)E(1))

212
T

ItVo'
1212

\P =

Vo
Vo

42. (c) E?=

Ro-R)

21(1-e -

Vo

II
2reel

43. (a) W=- p2-E

2P
44. W

12ER

47. (a) W=

8weoR
= 2C V o,

48. (a) Wi.i,

(b)W

49. (b) W=-pE(cos0-1)

50. h = 2(e - Eo)

2
P.Ks

_I

4na= 0CVo

2)

703

Solutions to Selected Problems

+Pod
roA
(s+ d V o

52. (b) f =-

2 (s+d)Lso
TV 0

54. (b) f = -- ( - eo)

In a
1 Eod v

55.

2 s

1 2, dC -NVTR'eo
56. (c) T = -v -d
s
2
dO
57. (a) v(t)=-o'Uwt
41reoR
58. (a) p,= Po e-o'lU

1 2
59. (a) nCi>--+-R RL

(c)

nCi 1
> -, wo
2
R

3 nCi
2 C

Chapter 4
2. (a)

(oo

V=

2Ea

cos aye

2 -- cos

2ea

>
x> 0

aye

x <O

s nry

sin
4. (a) V =

nr(I -x)

1
"r

n=1

.HTI

n sinh

n odd

7. (a) V,=

sinh

Po
sin ax
e 0a 2

12.

P2 -P

V(r', )=

Ercos

0-5

2eo
[_-Eor_+

cos4

r>a

2eor

13. (a) E= Eo 1+ L) cos

S(

(b) cos 4 <

ar

A (t)
taE

41TeaEo'

t) -Eo

+
21er

-)

(c) Amax=47reaEo

sin
r

704

Solutions to Selected Problems

V In r
a
I In
a
Voz

15. (a) V(r, z)

8p R
27E

17. (b) Eo

22. V(2, 2) = V(3, 2) = V(2, 3) = V(3, 3) = -4.

23. (a) V(2, 2)= -1.0000,

V(3, 2)= -. 5000, V(2, 3)

= -. 5000, V(3, 3) = .0000

(b) V(2, 2) = 1.2500, V(3, 2) = -. 2500, V(2, 3)
=.2500, V(3, 3)= -1.2500
Chapter 5
2. (b) B >2mV
es

(e)

B2> 8b2mVo
2
2
e(b - a )

-mg
3. Bo= -mg
qvo
eE_

4. (d) e= E, 2
m RBo
8. (c) J =o(E+vx B)
2

10. (a) B. =

12. (a) B. -

2lAol(a + b)1/2
b
Mrab

(c) B. =

2va

tan n

PoKolr
4
clolL
I

13. (a) B#

/olod
15. (b) B,= jod
2
,-o-a
2a0

17. (b) B=.

Yo
18. (d) y =

a)

lyl <a
lyl>

at x = -o

21. (a) m, = qwaa

705

Solutions to Selected Problems

23. oo=vSyBo
27. (a)

I'=

) I,(O

2-

(pC1 +

,,= 2s1 I

2)

-Mo.

34. (a)

H=

2
Moa
----

[COS

2r

ir+sin

I
-d),
35. (a) H.(x) =--(x
Dd
36. (a)

f, = ((

#i,]
1

I2s

f, = 2Do-

(b)

(b) f, = jioMoDs[Ho+ Mo]

0o)HoDs,

Chapter 6
(e)

1. (a) M = Ao[D - JiD-],

fr =

3.(d) v(t)=vo 120singlt+cosPt e-'"/2;0

i(t)= mvowo sin f3t eBobp

Bobs
p.oNs a
4. (a) M=-" In, M= oN[R-d
27
b
7. (c)f,

(b) K(t)=Ko

rod dB
9. (a) i =dr,
2 dt

14.
(a)v2
vl

N2

2N,' i,

So-da4(dB2
8
ddt1

10. L = oN2 [b 14. (a)

-]

3po(IdS)2
32d
32 rd4

8. (a) H.= K(t),

2N,
N2
2

16. (a) V,,=JBd. (n+-

n-)

q(.+n,++p._n) 2

oli[D-

wo-

706

Solutions to Selected Problems

olVOI

17. (b),(c) EMF=-=

2,r

InR2
R1

(M -.uo)IVo In R
R22

(d) EMF= -

R,

27rr

wB, 2 2
(b) voc=B-(b -a )
2

18. (a) H=0,B=A oMoii,

20. (b) V >--

Aoo-ND

21. (a)

(RT+ Rf)
>(

4Lf

(b) Ccrit-=

S1
(C w

C > Ccrit(dC),

2;

[R,+Rf-Go]2

[LC

C < Ccr,i,(ac)

2Lf
2Io

22. (b) H,(x,t)=

sin-

niD

nxrx
d

n odd

23. (c) H,(x,t)= Ho-

S4Ho .

n'Tx

fn

sin

n=l

- e-'-

n odd

(-1)"4Ko

25. (b) Hj(y, t)= -Ko+

(
=0

7r(2n +1)

cos

(2n + 1)ry

I 2

2D

-e

i )

y/ 8

e(l+i)ye/8
r [e(l+
(d) / (y)= Ko L[e(+i)D/-8 +e
+IS

26. (a) Hz(x)-= -1

27. (a)

1-e

[2eR i/ -(1

+e R)]

xeR";P=
e4,(x)=Koe-

28. (a)

s)(i-ji.4

2Ko e~-'(.-,[i. iri.]

II

_I

x>s

Solutions to Selected Problems

29. (a) H,= Ho

0

cosh
k(x -d/2)

shkd
cosh kd/2

Io Ji[(r/3)(1 -j)]
32. (b) Ho(r)= 2-a J[(a/)(1 2ira J1[(a/8)(1-j)]
33. (a) T=-L1 0cos 2 wot sin 20
34. (c) T = M 0 1o1 2 COs 0,

(f) 0(t)= Oo[cost+ a sin 3t] ea "

MM=00L
20
t]
/.Lox b
35. (a) L(x) =-lIn-,
2r a
I

(b) f. =

Poi2
41r

In a

29

o) In -

g(b 2 -a

37. h = 47

a
2

Chapter 7
4. (b) W=4[PEc+goMHj]
jw[oJo sin kd e-'js"'d)
9. (b)(z)
nosinJkd -i os kd]
d
<-d
9.(b)E,(z)=
Joi cos hz
n
COSk<
d
we [no sin kd -jj cos kd]
10. (b) E=Eoei(ore
e/

z< ;
z<0

We -4

11. (a) tl - t = Y(Z2-Z1),

co

(b) t -t'2=y(tl-t2),
12. (a) u,=

S-vu2 co

(c)z2-z' =yL

Ux.,=

2,-V
-uI--

1 -vujco

15. (b) e(w)= s

I+

16. (c) k

20
(0.D
0 -- &J J

1c

0w(w F wo)J

20. (a)E=Eo cosW t-cCOS

22.

a2-k

= -w2,

k =1

1-X-c

707

708

Solutions to Selected Problems

26. (a) L 1+L 2 =Si sin O6+s, sin ,=hA tan Oe+h2 tan 0,
0

31. 0,
e41.7

(n -

33. (a)

;,

'-

+a 2]

aR

(b) R'=

-,-)(1

[4n

Chapter 8
Vo sin P(z -1) e
sin
sin Bl

2. (c) 6i(z)
4. (c) w2 =

,+k 2c2 ,

"/

(Short circuited end)

(d) v(z, t)=

5. (b) k

14. (a) V+=-V- -

VoZo
2R,

16. (b) tan kl = -XYo

1+4

21. (c) VSWR =5.83

22. (b) VSWR = 2

23. ZL = 170.08 - 133.29j

mA
nA
24. (a) ll = .137A +-, 12 = .089A +2
2
A
mA
11= .279A +-, 12= .411A +2
2
mA
ni
25. (a) 1 1=.166A+-, 12 = .411A +2
2
mA
nA
11= .077A +-, 12 = .043A +2
2
27. (e) a =

28. (b)

2(w/a)[b + (a/2)(o. 2 a /lI cg)]

wjbko

2oe(bk +ak )
+k)

oa,8kzab(k.2+k )

Vo sin kz cos at
sin

sin ki

Solutions to Selected Problems

29. (a) TE mode:

electric field: cos k7x cos ky = const
~'
A 5
sin (k;)*
const
magnetic field: sin sin
k,y

iT)
( + T)2

31. (b)
32. (a) w =

iT)2

e8L -sEoto

Chapter 9

V= Q

1. (c)

4.

(a)

e- ivl

'

2 sin (adl/2)
,
a

dlAt)

*c-"',

!(z) =-

loa
jo

sin az

,= 4"reoRS3 o

6. (a)

(c) (P)=

2
12rc

12 7rc

7. (a) mid= 27rHOR s

8. (b) sin2cos (t - kr)in (
9. (a) .

sin oe(r-x
jkr

11.
12. (a)

- kr

-kr)
os

= const

cos
ka

2)]

2jKodl7
4E=cose-ik'
e sin kL
-Lsin 0 cos

Fe =

O
sin
c se
[(j C
jrkrL cos 2 0 cos
cos

709