Problem 4.

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Using Gauss's law in differential form: D 
v

D D 
D
a) In rectangular coordinates v  x  y  z  v 8y 0 8y
x 
y z

1  1 D Dz
b) In cylindrical coordinates v  ( D)  
   z

1  1(2 cos ) (2z 2 )

 v  (4 2 sin )    v 8sin 2sin 4z
   z

1  2 1  1 D
c) In spherical coordinates v  2 (r D r )  (Dsin ) 
r r r sin  r sin 


1  2cos  1  sin  1 0
 v  2 (r 2 ) ( 3 sin) 
r r r 3
r sin  r r sin

1  1
 2 2cos ( r )  4 (2sin cos)
2

r r sin 

2 cos 2cos
 4  4
r r

 v 0
Problem 4.22

(2 xy ) ( x 2 ) (0)
a) 
v    2 y
x  y z

  
b)  D .(dxdzay )  
1 1
D .ds  D y dxdz 
x 0 z 0
x 2dxdz
S S S

1
  C / m
3

c) Method 1: Using Q v dv

V

Q  (2 y )dxdydz 1C

1 1 1

x 0 y 0 z 0


Method 2: Using Gauss's law in integral form Q 
 .ds
D
S
     
Q D .ds  D .ds D .ds D .ds D .ds D .ds
top bottom left right back front

           
D .(dxdyaz )  D .(dxdyaz )  dxdzay ) 
D .(  D .(dxdza y ) D .( dydzax ) D .(dydzax )
top bottom left right back front


Since D does not have a z-component, then the surface integral over the "top" and "bottom" surfaces give
zeros. Therefore,

Q x dxdz x dxdz 2xydydz 2xydydz

2 2

left right back front

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
x 2dxdz x 2dxdz 2 xydydz 2 xydydz
x 0 z 
0 y 0 x
0 z 0 y 1 z 0 y 0 x 0 z 0 y 0 x
1

1 1
  0 1 1
3 3

 Q 1C (the same answer as in method 1).

Problem 4.25

s 3
3 s 2
2
1
r s 1


 .ds Q
a) Using Gauss's law in integral form  D
S

The electric flux through the closed surface r 1.5   Q s1S 1 2 106 (412 ) 8106 C

The flux through r 2.5   Q s 1S 1 s 2S 2 2 10 6 (412 ) 4 10 6 (422 ) 
5610

6
C
  
b) From the symmetry of the problem, we conclude that D has only a radial component. Thus D D ra r .

  Q 
Using  .ds Q

S
D  Dr 4r 2 Q  D 
4r
a
2 r

 0  
At r 0.5  D a r 0
4(0.5) 2

  S s 2S 2   56106  
At r 2.5  D  s1 1 a  a 
2.24ar C/m 2
4(2.5) 2 r
4(2.5) 2 r

  S s 2S 2 s 3S 3 
At r 3.5  D  s1 1 ar
4(3.5) 2

 2 10 6(412 ) 4 10 6(42 2 ) 5 106 (432 ) 

D ar
4(3.5) 2

 124106  
D a 2.531ar C/m 2
4(3.5) 2 r
Problem 4.27


Using Gauss's law in integral form  .ds Q
D

S

From the problem symmetry, we conclude that D has a component along the direction only. Thus
 
D D a.

Using a closed cylindrical surface S with a variable radius  and length h :

  Q 
.ds Q
Q
D  D 2h Q  D
2h
 D a
2h 
S

 Q   0  
For 1 0 , D a  D  a 0
2h 2h 

 2 h

 v   
9
dv (1210 )( d d dz )
 Q   
For 2 1 , D a  D V a 1 0 z 0 a
2h  2h 2h


 3
12 10 2h 
9
 3 1  4 10 9( 3 1) 
D a  a
2h 

2 2 h

 Q   
v dv
    (12109 )( d d dz )

For 2 , D a  D V a 1 0 z 0 a
2h  2h 2h

2
3
12 10 2h 

9
 3 1  4 109 (8 1)  28 10 9 
D a  a  a
2h  
Problem 4.41


b

b

V ab .dl
 E  W ab q 
E .dl
a a

B 4 4

a) W AB q  4 10 
E . dl  
9
E 0, z 0 d 4 10 
9
0d 0
A 1 1


o
C 30 30o

qE . dl 4 10 Ed  4cos 4d 32 10

9 9 9
b) W BC 4 10 32 nJ
4, z 0
B 0o 0o

D  2 2
q
c) W CD  E .dl 4 109  Ez 4, 30 o
dz 4 109 4sin 30o dz 16 10 9 16 nJ
C z 0 z 0

d) W AD (0 32 16) 10 9 16 nJ

Problem 4.43

E 
V

 V  V  V 
a) In rectangular coordinates E ( a  a  a )
x x y y z z
   
For V x 2 2y 2 4z 2  E (2xax 4 ya y 8zaz ) V/m

 V  1  V  1  V 
d) In spherical coordinates E ( ar  a a)
r r  r sin  

  e r coscos 2 2e r sin sin 2

For V e r sin cos 2  E 
( e r sincos 2ar  a a)
r r sin 

 r  e r  2e r 
E e sin cos 2ar  cos cos 2
a  sin 2a
r r