Electric Field of an Infinitely Long Insulating Cylinder

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Homework Statement


An infinitely long insulating cylinder of radius R has a volume charge density that varies with the radius as given by the following expression where ρ0, a, and b are positive constants and r is the distance from the axis of the cylinder.
symimage.cgi?expr=rho%3Drho_0%28a-r%2Fb%29.gif

Use Gauss's law to determine the magnitude of the electric field at the following radial distances. (Use the following as necessary: ε0, ρ0, a, b, r, and R.)
(a) r < R
(b) r > R

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gauss's law
 
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hi sicrayan! :wink:

show us what you've tried, and where you're stuck, and then we'll know how to help! :smile:
 
Hi
Thank you for your answer.
My unsuccessful solution:
lets take the length l,
for r<R,
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why?
 
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hi sicrayan! :smile:

no, you're taking the mass inside radius r as πr2 times ρ(r) …

it isn't, you need to integrate :wink: