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Chapter 22 Problem 33

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In Fig. 22-51, a "semi-infinite" nonconducting rod (that is, infinite in one direction only) has uniform linear charge density}' A. Show that the electric field Ep at point P makes an angle of 45 with the rod and that this result is independent of the distance R. (Hint: Separately find the component of Ep parallel to the rod and the component perpendicular to the rod.)

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Title Fundamentals of Physics: 9 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9780470556535

In Fig. 22-51, a "semi-infinite" nonconducting rod (that

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