A hollow conducting sphere of radius R is placed with its centre at the origin and a charge +Q is placed at position (X, 0, 0) where X > R. Use the method of images to determine the electrostatic potential outside the sphere.

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A hollow conducting sphere of radius R is placed with its centre at the origin and a
charge +Q is placed at position (X, 0, 0) where X > R. Use the method of images to
determine the electrostatic potential outside the sphere. 

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