College Physics (10th Edition)
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Chapter 17, Problem 47P
For the dipole shown in Figure 17.53, show that the electric field at points on the x axis points vertically downward and has magnitude kq(2a)/(a2 + x2)3/2. What does this expression reduce to when the distance between the two charges is much less than x?
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