C o n s i d e r   t w o   p o i n t   c h a r g e s   w i t h   e q u a l   c h a r g e   Q   a t   ( a , a )   a n d   ( − a , a ) ,   a n d   a   s e m i c i r c u l a r   c h a r g e   c e n t e r e d   a t   t h e   o r i g i n   w i t h   r a d i u s   a   a n d   l i n e a r   c h a r g e   d e n s i t y   λ   a s   s h o w n .   I f ,   a t   t h e   o r i g i n ,   t h e   f i e l d   d u e   t o   t h e   p o i n t   c h a r g e s   c a n c e l s   o u t   t h e   f i e l d   d u e   t o   t h e   s e m i c i r c u l a r   r i n g ,   w h a t   s h o u l d   b e   t h e   c h a r g e   d e n s i t y   o f   t h e   r i n g ?

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C o n s i d e r   t w o   p o i n t   c h a r g e s   w i t h   e q u a l   c h a r g e   Q   a t   ( a , a )   a n d   ( − a , a ) ,   a n d   a   s e m i c i r c u l a r   c h a r g e   c e n t e r e d   a t   t h e   o r i g i n   w i t h   r a d i u s   a   a n d   l i n e a r   c h a r g e   d e n s i t y   λ   a s   s h o w n .   I f ,   a t   t h e   o r i g i n ,   t h e   f i e l d   d u e   t o   t h e   p o i n t   c h a r g e s   c a n c e l s   o u t   t h e   f i e l d   d u e   t o   t h e   s e m i c i r c u l a r   r i n g ,   w h a t   s h o u l d   b e   t h e   c h a r g e   d e n s i t y   o f   t h e   r i n g ? 

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