Exam1 Solutions

Part A
1. A
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. A
V

109

8:99

3: 069 4

10
0:2

2 10 6
6 10 6
+p
0:22 + 0:22
0:22 + 0:22

105 V

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Part B
P1.
109

F27 = 8:99

10

10

= 0:503 44N
0:52
This force makes an angle 60 with the positive x axis: So,
F27x
F27x

=
=

0:503 44 cos ( 120) = 0:251 72N

0:503 44 sin ( 120) = 0:435 99N

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Also
F24 = 8:99

109

10

0:52

10

= 0:287 68N

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in the positive x axis:

Then
F2x

F2y

0:251 72 + 0:287 68 = 0:035 96N

0:435 99 = 0:435 99N

q
2
2
(0:035 96) + ( 0:435 99) = 0:437 47
F =
0:435 99
tan ( ) =
) = 85: 285
0:035 96
1

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P2. Using Gausees law we nd that the eld due to each wire is
E=

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2 0r
For the postive wire it is railally outward and for the negative wire is
inward.
a) The point y = 0:2 lies between the two wires so bothled are in the y
direction and thus they add up
!
E

=
=
=

1
2

10 6
2:40 10 6
+
|^
0:2
0:4 0:2
4:80 10
1
8:854187817 10 12
0:2
4:80

2
6: 471

2:40
0:4

10 6
0:2

105 (N=C) |^

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b) For this case the postive wire will produce an electric eld in the postive
y direction and the negative wire will have it in the negative y-direction
so,
!
E

=
=
=

2:40 10 6
10 6
|^
2 0
0:6
0:6 0:4
1
4:80 10
2
8:854187817 10 12
0:6
71900:0 (N=C) |^
1

4:80

2:40
0:6

10 6
0:4
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P3. We devide the disk into thin rings of radius r and having dV = k pxdQ
2 +r 2
Then
V =
=
V

= k
=

dV = k

dQ
x2 + r 2

dQ
) dQ = (2 rdr)
dA
Z
2rdr
p
dV = k
x2 + r 2
Z
p
dU
p = 2k U
U
p
2
2
k
x + r2 jR
R1
q
q
k
x2 + R22
x2 + R12
2

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