2. Consider an infinitely thin charged rod of length /= 1.75 m with non-uniform lineat charge density 2 = 2x (where x is in meters and is in C/m) lying along the x-axis, a shown. The left end is a distance a = 0.15 m from point P at the origin. a. Calculate the electric field (magnitude and direction) at the origin. b. Calculate the electric potential at the origin if V = 0 infinitely far away.

2. Consider an infinitely thin charged rod of length /= 1.75 m with non-uniform lineat charge density 2 = 2x (where x is in meters and is in C/m) lying along the x-axis, a shown. The left end is a distance a = 0.15 m from point P at the origin. a. Calculate the electric field (magnitude and direction) at the origin. b. Calculate the electric potential at the origin if V = 0 infinitely far away.

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2. Consider an infinitely thin charged rod of length / = 1.75 m with non-uniform linear
charge density λ = 2x (where x is in meters and is in C/m) lying along the x-axis, as
shown. The left end is a distance a = 0.15 m from point P at the origin.
a.
Calculate the electric field (magnitude and direction) at the origin.
b. Calculate the electric potential at the origin if V = 0 infinitely far away.

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