5.

19) Find the work done in moving a point charge Q = -20 uC from the origin to (4,2,0) in the field
E = 2(x + 4 y )a x + 8xa y V/m along the path x2 = 8y.

1 1
dl = dxa x + dya y y = x2 dy = xdx
8 4

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B B B
W = Q E dl = Q 2(x + 4 y )a x + 8xa y dxa x + dya y = Q 2(x + 4 y )dx + 8xdy
A A A

(2x + 3x )dx = 20 10 (x )
4
6 6 4
W = 20 10 2 2
+ x3 = 1.6mJ
0
0

5.23) Find the difference in the amounts of work required to bring a point charge Q = 2 nC from infinity
105
to r = 2m and from infinity to r = 4m in the field E = a r .
r

dl = dra r + rda + r sin da

B 2
105 105
W1 = Q E dl = 2 10 9 dr = 2 10 9 dr
A
r 2
r

B 4
105 105
W2 = Q E dl = 2 10 9 dr = 2 10 9 dr
A
r 4
r

( )
4
105 105 105
W = W1 W2 = 2 10 9 dr 2 10 9 dr = 2 10 9 dr = 2 10 4 ln (r ) 2 = 1.39 10 4 J
4

2
r 4
r 2
r