Calculating Electric Flux Through a Square Surface

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Homework Statement



A square surface, 34 mm each side, is immersed with an electric field of magnitude 1700 N/C. The field lines make a 35 degree angle with the normal line. Find the electric flux through the surface.

Homework Equations



\ointE\cdotdA

The Attempt at a Solution



Well, since E\cdotdA can be rewritten as EA*cos(\Theta), I did that, and since E and Cos(\Theta) are constants, I pulled them out of the integral giving me

E*Cos(\Theta)\ointdA

which comes out to be E*Cos(\Theta)*A, but when I plug in 1700*Cos(35)*.0034^{2} it's wrong.

Any suggestions?
 
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You've converted mm to m incorrectly.
 
Sorry, that's a typo on my part, it's supposed to be 3.4 mm
 
Is your calculator in degree mode? Your method is correct.
 
Yeah, it is. Must be webassign, I hate it. Thanks very much for your help.
 
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