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Solutions Manual
Engineering Electromagnetics 8th Edition

By
William H. Hayt


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1

,CHAPTER 1

1.1. Given the vectors M = −10ax + 4ay − 8az and N = 8ax + 7ay − 2az , find:
a) a unit vector in the direction of −M + 2N.
−M + 2N = 10ax − 4ay + 8az + 16ax + 14ay − 4az = (26, 10, 4)
Thus
(26, 10, 4)
a= = (0.92, 0.36, 0.14)
|(26, 10, 4)|

b) the magnitude of 5ax + N − 3M:
(5, 0, 0) + (8, 7, −2) − (−30, 12, −24) = (43, −5, 22), and |(43, −5, 22)| = 48.6.
c) |M||2N|(M + N):
|(−10, 4, −8)||(16, 14, −4)|(−2, 11, −10) = (13.4)(21.6)(−2, 11, −10)
= (−580.5, 3193, −2902)

1.2. Vector A extends from the origin to (1,2,3) and vector B from the origin to (2,3,-2).
a) Find the unit vector in the direction of (A − B): First

A − B = (ax + 2ay + 3az ) − (2ax + 3ay − 2az ) = (−ax − ay + 5az )
1/2 √
whose
√ magnitude is |A − B| = [(−ax − ay + 5az ) · (−ax − ay + 5az )] = 1 + 1 + 25 =
3 3 = 5.20. The unit vector is therefore

aAB = (−ax − ay + 5az )/5.20

b) find the unit vector in the direction of the line extending from the origin to the midpoint of the
line joining the ends of A and B:
The midpoint is located at

Pmp = [1 + (2 − 1)/2, 2 + (3 − 2)/2, 3 + (−2 − 3)/2)] = (1.5, 2.5, 0.5)

The unit vector is then
(1.5ax + 2.5ay + 0.5az )
amp = p = (1.5ax + 2.5ay + 0.5az )/2.96
(1.5)2 + (2.5)2 + (0.5)2


1.3. The vector from the origin to the point A is given as (6, −2, −4), and the unit vector directed from
the origin toward point B is (2, −2, 1)/3. If points A and B are ten units apart, find the coordinates
of point B.
With A = (6, −2, −4) and B = 13 B(2, −2, 1), we use the fact that |B − A| = 10, or
|(6 − 23 B)ax − (2 − 23 B)ay − (4 + 13 B)az | = 10
Expanding, obtain
36 − 8B + 49 B 2 + 4 − 83 B + 49 B 2 + 16 + 83 B + 19 B 2 = 100

or B 2 − 8B − 44 = 0. Thus B = 8± 64−176 2 = 11.75 (taking positive option) and so

2 2 1
B= (11.75)ax − (11.75)ay + (11.75)az = 7.83ax − 7.83ay + 3.92az
3 3 3
1

2

,1.4. A circle, centered at the origin with a radius of 2 units, lies in the xy plane. Determine √
the unit
vector in rectangular components that lies in the xy plane, is tangent to the circle at (− 3, 1, 0),
and is in the general direction of increasing values of y:
A unit vector tangent to this circle in the general increasing y direction is t = −aφ . Its√x and
y components are tx = −aφ · ax = sin φ, and ty = −aφ ·√ ay = − cos φ. At the point (− 3, 1),
◦ ◦ ◦
φ = 150 , and so t = sin 150 ax − cos 150 ay = 0.5(ax + 3ay ).

1.5. A vector field is specified as G = 24xyax + 12(x2 + 2)ay + 18z 2 az . Given two points, P (1, 2, −1)
and Q(−2, 1, 3), find:
a) G at P : G(1, 2, −1) = (48, 36, 18)
b) a unit vector in the direction of G at Q: G(−2, 1, 3) = (−48, 72, 162), so
(−48, 72, 162)
aG = = (−0.26, 0.39, 0.88)
|(−48, 72, 162)|

c) a unit vector directed from Q toward P :
P−Q (3, −1, 4)
aQP = = √ = (0.59, 0.20, −0.78)
|P − Q| 26

d) the equation of the surface on which |G| = 60: We write 60 = |(24xy, 12(x2 + 2), 18z 2 )|, or
10 = |(4xy, 2x2 + 4, 3z 2 )|, so the equation is

100 = 16x2 y 2 + 4x4 + 16x2 + 16 + 9z 4


1.6. Find the acute angle between the two vectors A = 2ax + ay + 3az and B = ax − 3ay + 2az by using
the definition of:
√ √
a) the dot product:√First, A · B = √2 − 3 + 6 = 5 = AB cos θ, where A = 22 + 12 + 32 = 14,
and where B = 12 + 32 + 22 = 14. Therefore cos θ = 5/14, so that θ = 69.1◦ .
b) the cross product: Begin with
Ø Ø
Ø ax ay az ØØ
Ø
A × B = ØØ 2 1 3 ØØ = 11ax − ay − 7az
Ø 1 −3 2 Ø
√ √ √
and then |A ×°√B| = 11¢2 + 12 + 72 = 171. So now, with |A × B| = AB sin θ = 171,
find θ = sin−1 171/14 = 69.1◦

1.7. Given the vector field E = 4zy 2 cos 2xax + 2zy sin 2xay + y 2 sin 2xaz for the region |x|, |y|, and |z|
less than 2, find:
a) the surfaces on which Ey = 0. With Ey = 2zy sin 2x = 0, the surfaces are 1) the plane z = 0,
with |x| < 2, |y| < 2; 2) the plane y = 0, with |x| < 2, |z| < 2; 3) the plane x = 0, with |y| < 2,
|z| < 2; 4) the plane x = π/2, with |y| < 2, |z| < 2.
b) the region in which Ey = Ez : This occurs when 2zy sin 2x = y 2 sin 2x, or on the plane 2z = y,
with |x| < 2, |y| < 2, |z| < 1.
c) the region in which E = 0: We would have Ex = Ey = Ez = 0, or zy 2 cos 2x = zy sin 2x =
y 2 sin 2x = 0. This condition is met on the plane y = 0, with |x| < 2, |z| < 2.

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, 1.8. Demonstrate the ambiguity that results when the cross product is used to find the angle between
two vectors by finding the angle between A = 3ax − 2ay + 4az and B = 2ax + ay − 2az . Does this
ambiguity exist when the dot product is used?
We use the relation A × B = |A||B| sin θn. With the given vectors we find
∑ ∏
√ 2ay + az √ √
A × B = 14ay + 7az = 7 5 √ = 9 + 4 + 16 4 + 1 + 4 sin θ n
5
| {z }
±n


where n is identified as shown; we see that n can be positive or negative, as sin θ can be
positive or negative. This apparent sign ambiguity is not the real problem, however, as we
really want
√ the√ magnitude
√ of the angle anyway. Choosing the positive sign, we are left with
sin θ = 7 5/( 29 9) = 0.969. Two values of θ (75.7◦ and 104.3◦ ) satisfy this equation, and
hence the real ambiguity.

In using the dot
√ product, we find A · B = 6 − 2 − 8 = −4 = |A||B| cos θ = 3 29 cos θ, or
cos θ = −4/(3 29) = −0.248 ⇒ θ = −75.7◦ . Again, the minus sign is not important, as we
care only about the angle magnitude. The main point is that only one θ value results when
using the dot product, so no ambiguity.

1.9. A field is given as
25
G= (xax + yay )
(x2 + y2 )
Find:
a) a unit vector in the direction of G at P (3, 4, −2): Have Gp = 25/(9 + 16) × (3, 4, 0) = 3ax + 4ay ,
and |Gp | = 5. Thus aG = (0.6, 0.8, 0).
b) the angle between G and ax at P : The angle is found through aG · ax = cos θ. So cos θ =
(0.6, 0.8, 0) · (1, 0, 0) = 0.6. Thus θ = 53◦ .
c) the value of the following double integral on the plane y = 7:
Z 4 Z 2
G · ay dzdx
0 0

Z 4 Z 2 Z 4Z 2 Z 4
25 25 350
2 2
(xax + yay ) · ay dzdx = 2
× 7 dzdx = 2
dx
0 0 x +y 0 0 x + 49 0 x + 49
∑ µ ∂ ∏
1 −1 4
= 350 × tan − 0 = 26
7 7


1.10. By expressing diagonals as vectors and using the definition of the dot product, find the smaller angle
between any two diagonals of a cube, where each diagonal connects diametrically opposite corners,
and passes through the center of the cube:
Assuming a side length, b, two diagonal vectors would be A = √ b(ax +
√ ay + az ) and B =
2
b(ax − ay + az ). Now use A · B = |A||B| cos θ, or b (1 − 1 + 1) = ( 3b)( 3b) cos θ ⇒ cos θ =
1/3 ⇒ θ = 70.53◦ . This result (in magnitude) is the same for any two diagonal vectors.




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