Electric field intensity on thin electric sheets

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Homework Statement


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Homework Equations


The only equations I can think to use would be:
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But I'm not sure if they are useful or how they will help.

The Attempt at a Solution


I have the solution, it just isn't detailed...
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I don't understand where they get E=1/2ε. Should I be considering these as parallel plate capacitors?
 
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Cocoleia said:
I don't understand where they get E=1/2ε. Should I be considering these as parallel plate capacitors?
There are three sheets of charge. Each produces a field. To find the field at any point, add up the contributions from each sheet.

What's the field from a sheet of charge? See this: Electric Field: Sheet of Charge