Homework 2

PART A
1. The given fgure shows, in cross section, two wires that are straight.
Paralall and very long .The ratio i
1
/i
2
o wire 1 to that o wire 2 is

1/!.wire 1 is f"ed in #lace. $ire 2 can %e moved along the #ositive
side o " a"is so as to change the magnetic energy density u
&
set u# %y
the two currents at the origin. The fgure '%( gives u
&
as unction o
#osition " o the wire 2. The curve has an asym#tote o u
&
) 1.*+,-/m
!
as "./ ,and the hori0ontal a"is scale is set %y "
s
) +1.1 cm. what is
the value o 'a( i
1
and, '%( i
2
2

2. Two coils connected as shown in fghure se#arately has inductances 3
1

and 3
2
. Their mutual inductance is 4. 5how that this com%ination is
re#laced %y a single coil o e6uivalent inductance given %y 3
e6
) 3
1
7
3
2
7 24. '%( how can the coils in the fgure %e reconnected to yield an
e6uivalent inductance o 3
e6
) 3
1
7 3
2
8 242

!. 9n an oscillating 3: circuit with : ) +;.1<=, the current is given %y i )
'1.+1(sin'2>11t71.+?1(, where t is in seconds and 9 is in am#eres and
#hase constant in radians .'a( how soon ater t)1 the current will reach
its ma"imum value2 $hat are the '%( the inductance 3 and 'c( the total
energy2
PART &
;. An R3: circuit as R ) >.1 @ and : ) 21.1 <=, 3) 1.1 H and A
m
) !1.1
B.'a( at what angular re6uency C
d
the current am#litude will have its
ma"imum value2$hat is the ma"imum value2 At what 'c( lower
re6uency C
d1
and 'd( higher re6uency C
d2
%e the current am#litude
hal o the ma"imum value2 $hat is the ractional hal width 'C
d1
8 C
d2
(/
C

the resonance curve or this circuit2
>. An ac generator #rovides em to a resistive load in a distant actory
over a two ca%le transmission line. At the actory a ste# down
transormer reduces the voltage rom its 'rms( transmission value Bt,
to a much lower value which is sae to use in the actory. The
transmission line resistance is 1.!1@/ca%le and the #ower o the
generator is 2>1k$. 9 Bt ) ?1kB, what are the 'a( voltage decrease
DB along the transmission line and the '%( rate P
d
at which the energy
is dissi#ated in the line as thermal energy2 9 Bt ) ?.1kB ,what are 'c(
DB and'd( P
d
2 i Bt ) 1.?1 kB what are 'c( DB and'd( P
d
2
+. An ac generator has em A ) A
m
sin'C
d
t8E/;( where A
m ) !1.1
B and C
d )
!>1 rad/s. the current #roduced in a connected circuit is i't( ) 9 sin'C
d
t8
E/;( , where 9 ) +21mA. At what time ater time t ) 1 does 'a( the
generator em frst is reach a ma"imum and '%( the current frst reach
a ma"imum 'c( the circuit contains a single element other than the
generator. 9s it a ca#acitor ,an inductor ,or a resistor2 Fustiy your
answer.'d( what is the value o the ca#acitance inductance or
resistance as the case may %e2