Refer to the figure below, consider an infinite positively charged rod with charged density λ aligned along the x-axis. Point P is positioned at a distance a away from the rod along the y-axis. (a) consider the electric field produced at point P by two segments dx and dx'. Draw the electric field for each segments as the total electric field

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  1. Refer to the figure below, consider an infinite positively charged rod with charged density λ aligned along the x-axis. Point P is positioned at a distance a away from the rod along the y-axis. (a) consider the electric field produced at point P by two segments dx and dx'. Draw the electric field for each segments as the total electric field
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Transcribed Image Text:dx' y ס P P' dx X
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