Electric field inside a charged insulator

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Homework Statement


Diagram of a slab of insulating material with uniform charge density rho, extending infinitely in y and z, with thickness d spanning x = -d/2 to x = +d/2 and x = 0 marked at the middle, arrows showing electric field directions outward from the faces.

Text reading: What is E_in(x), the magnitude of the electric field inside the slab as a function of x?

Homework Equations



EA = Qenclosed / epsilon

The Attempt at a Solution



I found the electric field outside to be [tex]\rho*d/2\epsilon_{0}[/tex]. Not sure if that helps, I don't know what to do since it says "as a function of x"
 
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You know it's going to be linear from x = 0 to x = d/2, and at d/2 you know what it is and at 0 it's 0. So ...
 
Hmm i am not sure I follow. I understand its linear from x = 0 to x = d/2 and at d/2 its the same as Eout?