In the diagram below, a rod of constant linear charge density à lies on the x-axis between x₁ and X2. (a) Write down an expression for the electric field vector at (0,y) due to the infinitesimal charge lying between x and x + dx. Your expression should be in terms of x, dx, y, and 2. (b) Integrate to get the actual electric field vector at (0,y). The result will not be pretty. (c) Assume for this part of the problem that x₁ = -3d, and x2 = d. Find the angle between the electric field and the +x direction for the following locations: (i) (0,d) (ii) (0,3d) (iii) (0,9d)

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For part (C), x2 = 0 instead of x2 = d 

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In the diagram below, a rod of constant linear charge density lies on the x-axis between xi and
X2.
(a) Write down an expression for the electric field vector at (0, y) due to the infinitesimal charge
lying between x and x + dx. Your expression should be in terms of x, dx, y, and 2.
(b) Integrate to get the actual electric field vector at (0,y). The result will not be pretty.
(c) Assume for this part of the problem that x₁ = -3d, and x2 = d. Find the angle between the
electric field and the +x direction for the following locations: (i) (0,d) (ii) (0,3d) (iii) (0,9d)
(d) Comment on the trend you notice for the three different cases you calculated in part (c). Why
might you have expected this without doing the calculation?
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Transcribed Image Text:Problem #3 In the diagram below, a rod of constant linear charge density lies on the x-axis between xi and X2. (a) Write down an expression for the electric field vector at (0, y) due to the infinitesimal charge lying between x and x + dx. Your expression should be in terms of x, dx, y, and 2. (b) Integrate to get the actual electric field vector at (0,y). The result will not be pretty. (c) Assume for this part of the problem that x₁ = -3d, and x2 = d. Find the angle between the electric field and the +x direction for the following locations: (i) (0,d) (ii) (0,3d) (iii) (0,9d) (d) Comment on the trend you notice for the three different cases you calculated in part (c). Why might you have expected this without doing the calculation? XI X
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