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FINAL EXAMINATION
DECEMBER 2011 SEMESTER
2/2011/2012 ACADEMIC SESSION

COURSE : ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
COURSE CODE : KES 3123
DURATION : 3 HOURS
FACULTY : ENGINEERING
PROGRAMME : BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS.)ELECTRONICS
BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONS.) ELECTRICAL
LECTURER : NUR JULIA NAZIM BULYA NAZIM


INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

This paper consists of four (4) questions. Answer all questions.

All answers must be written clearly in the answer booklet provided.

The answer for each question must be started on a new page.

Candidates are not allowed to bring any unauthorized items into the exam hall except with
the permission of the invigilator.















Do Not Open the Question Paper Until Instructed

This Question Paper Consists of Eight (8) Printed Pages
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QUESTION 1
Three vectors in Cartesian coordinates are defined by:
A = 4
B = + S + 4
C = S S S

(a) Show that the vectors form the sides of a right angle triangle. Sketch the triangle and find
the three angles of the triangle. [11 marks]

(b) Calculate the area of the triangle. [4 marks]

All distances are given in meters.



[Total: 15 marks]













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QUESTION 2
In a certain region, the electric flux density is given by:

D = i r( + 2) cos r( + 2) sin + z 2r
2
cos (C m
2
/ )

(a) Find the volume charge density, p

. [3 marks]

(b) Determine the flux, enclosed by the volume defined by u r 2, u
n
2
,
u 4. Apply Gauss Law by using the surface integral. Sketch the cylindrical
volume.
[12 marks]



[Total: 15 marks]















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QUESTION 3
A filamentary (line) current distribution of finite length is illustrated in Figure 3.1.











Figure 3.1

(a) Verify that the magnetic field intensity, H measured at an arbitrary point P (r, , z) can
be defined as: [11 marks]
H =
I
4nr
(sino + sin [) (Am)

by employing the Biot-Savart law.

(b) If the filament conductor is replaced with an infinite length that extends from - to ,
evaluate the value of H when the current, I is 10 mA and point P is located at 5 cm away
from the conductor. [4 marks]
You may need to use this in your solution:
_

|c
2
+
2
]
32
=

c
2
|c
2
+
2
]
12

[Total: 15 marks]
P (r, , z)
b
a
x
y
z
o
[
I
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QUESTION 4

Figure 4.0

(a) A conducting bar can slide freely over two conducting rails as shown in Figure 4.0.
Calculate the induced voltage in the bar:

(i) If the bar is stationed at y = 10 cm and B = 0.4 cos 10
6
t

Wb/m
2
. [4 marks]

(ii) If the bar slides at a velocity u = 20

ms
-1
and B = 0.4 Wb/m
2
. [3 marks]

(iii) If the bar slides at a velocity u = 20 ms
-1
and B = 0.4 cos (10
6
t y) Wb/m
2
.
[5 marks]


(b) Calculate the value of current, I that flow in the conductor using your answer in (b)(iii) at
t = 5 s with R = 20 and y = 5 cm.
[3 marks]



[Total: 15 marks]



END OF QUESTION PAPER