Electric field components from a dipole at distant points

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Homework Statement


The problem is: Show that the components of [tex]\vec{E}[/tex] due to a dipole are given at distant points, by Ex=[tex]\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon{o}}[/tex] [tex]\frac{3pxz}{(x^2+z^2)^{5/2}}[/tex] and Ez=[tex]\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon{o}}[/tex] [tex]\frac{p(2z^2-x^2)}{(x^2+z^2)^(5/2)}}[/tex]


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Homework Equations



E=[tex]\frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon{o}}[/tex] [tex]\frac{Q}{r^2}[/tex]
p=qd

The Attempt at a Solution



I have tried to break the fields of each one into vector components and add the components, however, it got really messy really quickly and after simplifying it a bit i got a ridiculous equation for just the x component, i had no clue where to go and gave up on even try to get the z component.

Ex=[tex]\frac{q}{4\pi\epsilon{o}}[/tex] [tex]\frac{((x^2+(z+[tex]\frac{d}{2}[/tex])^2)^3/2-((x^2+(z-[tex]\frac{d}{2}[/tex])^2)^3/2{((x^2+z^2)^2 +([tex]\frac{x^2d^2}{2}[/tex]-[tex]\frac{z^2d^2}{2}[/tex]+[tex]\frac{d^4}{16})^(3/2)[/tex]}[/tex]
 
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[/tex]I feel the answer should be far simpler than this, but i cannot see what is wrong with my attempt. Any help would be much appreciated.