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    Electric Field in Cavity of Conductor: Explained

    Homework Statement Show the electric field inside an empty cavity in a conductor is zero, even if there is a charge outside the conductor. If a charge is placed inside the cavity, will there be an electric field outside the conductor. Explain Clearly. Assume that both the conductor and cavity...
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    Finding the Area of an Ellipse in Calculus III

    Homework Statement Find the area of the ellipse (x^2)/4 + (y^2)/9 = 1 Homework Equations (1/2) * Integral of xdy - ydx = area of a Region The Attempt at a Solution The problem is weird to me because its complicated to attempt it in rectangular or polar coordinates)
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    Calculus III Write the equation of the plane

    Homework Statement Write the equation of the plane that contains the following two parrallel lines R(t) = <1,0,3> + t<1,,4,-2> and E(t) = <2,3,0> + t<1,4,-2> Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution I tried parameterizing of the equations that didnt seem to work. Please...
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    Integrating Line Integrals over Ellipses

    I assumed we had a line from (0,0) to (1,1) so we had a vector of <1,1> so... x=t y=t
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    Integrating Line Integrals over Ellipses

    Homework Statement Calculate the anti-derivative of ydx where c in the ellipse 4x^2 + 25y^2 = 100 Homework Equations Definition of a line integral The Attempt at a Solution I tried parameterizing the equations but I sure if am making the right choice
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    Mass with a Charge in side an electric field

    Homework Statement A block having mass m and charge +Q is connected to an insulating spring having force constant k. The block lies on a frictionless, insulating horizontal track, and the system is immersed in a uniform electric field of magnitude E The block is released from rest at a...
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    Nonuniform volume charge density

    Homework Statement A slab of insulating material has a nonuniform volume charge density given by rho = Cx2, where C is a positive constant and x is measured from the slab’s center. The slab is infi…nite in the y and z directions. (a) Find the electric fi…eld for |x| > d=2, that is, in the...
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    Find the resistance of the lamp

    Homework Statement Two 1.50 V batteries-with their positive terminals in the same direction-are inserted in series into the barrel of a flashlight. One battery has an internal resistance of 0.255 ohms, the other has a resistance of 0.153 ohms. When the switch is closed, a current of 600 mA...
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    How Do You Calculate Resistor Values in a Circuit?

    Homework Statement trrttA battery has an emf of 15.0 V. The terminal voltage of the battery is 11.6 V when it is delivering 20.0 W of power to an external load resistor R. (a) What is the value R? (b) What is the internal resistance of the battery? Homework Equations The...
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    How Do You Calculate Electric Potential Near a Proton?

    Homework Statement (a) Find the electric potential at a distance of 1.00 cm from a proton. (b) what is the potential difference between two points that are 1.00 cm and 2.00 cm from a proton? Homework Equations I know delta V has to be set equal to something but I am not sure what...
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    Calculate the work done by a Generator

    thanks i really appreciate your help
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    Calculate the work done by a Generator

    Homework Statement How much work is done by a generator or some other source of potential difference in moving 1 mole of electrons from an initial point of electric potential 9.00 V to where the potential is -5.00 V Homework Equations Im sure what to do The Attempt at a...
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    How to Calculate Electric Flux through a Pyramid's Slanted Surfaces?

    i found the length of the of the hypotenuse and found the area of the side and I am having trouble figuring out the angle of the area vector and the electric field vector
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    How to Calculate Electric Flux through a Pyramid's Slanted Surfaces?

    Homework Statement A pyramid with horizontal square base, 6.00 m on each side, and a hieght of 4.00 m is placed in a vertical electric field of 52.0 N/C. Calculate the total electric flux through the pyramid's four slanted surfaces. Homework Equations Phi = E*A*cos(theta) The...
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