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Essential University Physics: Volume 2 (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 20, Problem 75P
Use the binomial theorem to show that, for x >> R, the result of Problem 73 reduces to the field of a point charge whose total charge is the charge density times the disk area.
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