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ISBN: 9780134988566

Author: Wolfson, Richard

Publisher: Pearson Education,

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Chapter 21.5, Problem 21.5GI

(1) If you're close to a finite line of charge (and not near its ends), does its field vary as (a) 1/r³, (b) 1/r², or (c) 1/r? (2) Repeat for the case when you’re far from the line (i.e., much farther than its length).

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