In Exercises 14, find the area vector of the oriented flat surface. The triangle with vertices (0, 0, 0), (0, 2, 0), (0, 0, 3) oriented in the negative x direction.
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An ideal electric dipole in electrostatics is characterizedby its position in 3-space and its dipole moment vectorp . The electric field D , at the point with position vectorr , of an ideal electric dipole located at the origin withdipole moment p is given byD (r )=3 (r p )rr 5 pr 3 .Assume p = pk , so the dipole points in the k directionand has magnitude p.(a) What is the flux of D through a sphere S with centerat the origin and radius a > 0?(b) The field D is a useful approximation to the electricfield E produced by two equal and oppositecharges, q at r 2 and q at r 1, where the distancer 2 r 1 is small. The dipole moment of this configurationof charges is defined to be q(r 2 r 1).Gausss Law in electrostatics says that the flux ofE through S is equal to 4 times the total chargeenclosed by S. What is the flux of E through S ifthe charges at r 1 and r 2 are enclosed by S? Howdoes this compare with your answer for the flux ofD through S if p = q(r 2 r 1)?
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The first step in solving 19.1 problem number 67 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: An ideal electric dipole in electrostatics is characterizedby its position in 3-space and its dipole moment vectorp . The electric field D , at the point with position vectorr , of an ideal electric dipole located at the origin withdipole moment p is given byD (r )=3 (r p )rr 5 pr 3 .Assume p = pk , so the dipole points in the k directionand has magnitude p.(a) What is the flux of D through a sphere S with centerat the origin and radius a > 0?(b) The field D is a useful approximation to the electricfield E produced by two equal and oppositecharges, q at r 2 and q at r 1, where the distancer 2 r 1 is small. The dipole moment of this configurationof charges is defined to be q(r 2 r 1).Gausss Law in electrostatics says that the flux ofE through S is equal to 4 times the total chargeenclosed by S. What is the flux of E through S ifthe charges at r 1 and r 2 are enclosed by S? Howdoes this compare with your answer for the flux ofD through S if p = q(r 2 r 1)?
From the textbook chapter THE IDEA OF A FLUX INTEGRAL you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.
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