A total charge of Q is distributed uniformly on a line segment of length 2L along the

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A total charge of Q is distributed uniformly on a line segment of length 2L along the y-axis (see figure). The x-component of the electric field at a point (a, 0) is given by

kQa E,(a) = 2L dy (a² + y²)³/2* -L

where k is a physical constant and a > 0.

a. Confirm thatkQ E(a) = aVa? + L?

b. Letting ρ = Q/2L be the charge density on the line segment, show that if L → ∞, then Ex(a) = 2kρ/a.

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Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 978-0321947345

2nd edition

Authors: William L. Briggs, Lyle Cochran, Bernard Gillett

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