Electric Field Sketch: Ex vs. x & Fx vs. x Homework

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Homework Statement


Sketch 2 diagrams 1 showing Ex against x and 1 showing Fx against x


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The Attempt at a Solution


I have drawn a graph showing potential difference against x and have been asked to produce a sketch showing Ex and Fx relating to this graph but I am unsure how to do this, will my sketch of Ex be going from positive to negative if my pd went from neagative to positive
Thanks in advance cerium
 
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What is the equation that determines the electric field from its potential? What does that equation reduce to when the potential depends only on [itex]x[/itex]?
 
Equation relating electric field and potential is Ex= -dV(r)
dx
if it just relies on x then is it just an inverse sketch of the pd graph