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Thanks everyone for the replies After contemplating this further, I think I didn't do a very good job of conceptualizing the situation So starting from the beginning: Let's call the distance the point is away(so from the origin to the point) x. Rod is the same -L/2 to L/2 The distance that my...

The closest element of dQ to x will be...L/2 + x...I'm not sure about the furthest...I am thinking x+L? I am still not sure about the radius R though, because the small section of charge being summed can be at any distance on the rod away from the set point.

Homework Statement Hi all, I need to find the potential of a positively charged rod with charge Q. Assuming to the right as positive,the center of the rod is on the origin, and it extends to -L/2 in the negative x direction, and L/2 in the positive x direction. There is a point at distance x...