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JEE Main 201910 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2019
Date
10 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Electromagnetic Waves

JEE Main 2019 · 10 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Electromagnetic Waves

The electric field of a plane polarized electromagnetic wave in...

The electric field of a plane polarized electromagnetic wave in free space at time t=0t = 0 is given by the expression \overset{\to}{E}\left(x, y\right) = 10\overset{^}{j}\cos \left(6x + 8z\right). The magnetic field B→(x,z,t)\overset{\to}{B}\left(x, z, t\right) is given by (cc is the velocity of light.)

Options

  1. A\dfrac{1}{c}\left(6\overset{^}{k} - 8\overset{^}{i}\right)\cos \left(6x + 8z + 10ct\right)
  2. B\dfrac{1}{c}\left(6\overset{^}{k} + 8\overset{^}{i}\right)\cos \left(6x + 8z - 10ct\right)
  3. C\dfrac{1}{c}\left(6\overset{^}{k} + 8\overset{^}{i}\right)\cos \left(6x - 8z + 10ct\right)
  4. D\dfrac{1}{c}\left(6\overset{^}{k} - 8\overset{^}{i}\right)\cos \left(6x + 8z - 10ct\right)

Correct answer

D. \dfrac{1}{c}\left(6\overset{^}{k} - 8\overset{^}{i}\right)\cos \left(6x + 8z - 10ct\right)

Step-by-step solution

E = {E}_{0}\cos \left(\omegat - \overset{\to}{K} \cdot \overset{\to}{r}\right)<br/><br/><br /><br />∴AtanytimeAt any timet,<br/><br/>,<br /><br />\overset{\to}{K} = 6\overset{^}{i} + 8\overset{^}{k}<br/><br/><br /><br />{B}_{0} = \dfrac{{E}_{0}}{c} = \dfrac{10}{c}<br/><br/><br /><br />\lambda = \dfrac{2\pi}{k} = \dfrac{2\pi}{10} = \dfrac{\pi}{5}<br/><br/>Also,<br /><br />Also,\overset{\to}{E} \times \overset{\to}{B} = \overset{\to}{c}<br/><br/><br /><br />∴ \omega = 2\pif = \dfrac{2\pic}{\lambda}<br /><br />\left|\begin{cases}\overset{^}{i} & \overset{^}{j} & \overset{^}{k} \\ 0 & 1 & 0 \\ {B}_{x} & {B}_{y} & {B}_{z}\end{cases}\right| = \dfrac{6\overset{^}{i} + 8\overset{^}{k}}{10}

ω=2π×c(π5)=10c\omega = \dfrac{2\pi \times c}{\left(\dfrac{\pi}{5}\right)} = 10c

∴ \overset{^}{i}\left[{B}_{z} - 0\right] + \overset{^}{j}\left(0\right) + \overset{^}{k}\left(- {B}_{x}\right) = 0.6\overset{^}{i} - 0.8\overset{^}{k}

Comparing the coefficients on both sides,

∴Bz=0.6;Bx=−0.8∴ {B}_{z} = 0.6; {B}_{x} = - 0.8

\left|\overset{\to}{{B}_{0}}\right| = \dfrac{10}{c}\left(- 0.8\overset{^}{i} + 0.6\overset{^}{k}\right) = \dfrac{- 8\overset{^}{i} + 6\overset{^}{k}}{c}<br/><br/>Sothemagneticfield,<br /><br />So the magnetic field,\overset{\to}{B} = \dfrac{1}{c}\left(- 8\overset{^}{i} + 6\overset{^}{k}\right)\cos \left(6x + 8z - 10ct\right)tesla
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