Confirming Gauss' Law: Finding Flux

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The discussion focuses on confirming Gauss' Law by calculating the electric flux through a cube centered at the origin with a point charge located at the origin. The integral setup provided is q/(4*Pi*ε)∫∫z/(x²+y²+z²)^(3/2)dxdy, which is confirmed to be correct after performing the integral. The user successfully completed the integral, affirming the application of Gauss' Law in this scenario.

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In general I just wanted to see if I was setting this problem up correctly.

We have a cube centered around the origin and a point charge at the origin. The task is to find the flux & confirm Gauss' Law. We are however to complete the integral ourselves. So imagining the top of the cube

q/(4*Pi*\epsilon)\int\intz/(x^2+y^2+z^2)^(3/2)dxdy

Would this be the correct setup or am I mucking something up?
 
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Nevermind, I went through the integral, it came out correctly... though it wasn't pretty.
 

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