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SianRR
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- Homework Statement
- When a charged particle of mass m and positive charge q moves with velocity ~v
in uniform electric and magnetic fields E~ and B~ it experiences a net force
F~ = q(E~ + ~v × B~ ) .
(a) A particle has an initial velocity u in the x direction. There is a magnetic field
Bz in the z direction and an electric field Ey in the y direction. Write down
the equations of motion and obtain expressions for the velocity components
vx(t) and vy(t)
hint: there are many ways to solve this, for instance differentiate one of the equations and then sub it into the other equation
- Relevant Equations
- F= q(E + v × B)
w=qBz/m
I've attached my attempt at a solution below, I thought integrating it would be the best way to go but I'm just getting so confused and could use some help. This isn't my first attempt at a solution either I've been working on this for just under two hours now.