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 is given by the expression \overset{\to}{E}\left(x, y\right) = 10\overset{^}{j}\cos \left(6x + 8z\right). The magnetic field is given by ( is the velocity of light.)
Options
- A\dfrac{1}{c}\left(6\overset{^}{k} - 8\overset{^}{i}\right)\cos \left(6x + 8z + 10ct\right)
- B\dfrac{1}{c}\left(6\overset{^}{k} + 8\overset{^}{i}\right)\cos \left(6x + 8z - 10ct\right)
- C\dfrac{1}{c}\left(6\overset{^}{k} + 8\overset{^}{i}\right)\cos \left(6x - 8z + 10ct\right)
- 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)∴t\overset{\to}{K} = 6\overset{^}{i} + 8\overset{^}{k}{B}_{0} = \dfrac{{E}_{0}}{c} = \dfrac{10}{c}\lambda = \dfrac{2\pi}{k} = \dfrac{2\pi}{10} = \dfrac{\pi}{5}\overset{\to}{E} \times \overset{\to}{B} = \overset{\to}{c}∴ \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}
∴ \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,
\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}\overset{\to}{B} = \dfrac{1}{c}\left(- 8\overset{^}{i} + 6\overset{^}{k}\right)\cos \left(6x + 8z - 10ct\right)tesla
∴ \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,
\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}\overset{\to}{B} = \dfrac{1}{c}\left(- 8\overset{^}{i} + 6\overset{^}{k}\right)\cos \left(6x + 8z - 10ct\right)tesla