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An infinite line of charge with charge density λ1 = -5 μC/cm is aligned with the y-axis as shown.

Diagram of an infinite line of charge along the y-axis with a cylinder of radius a and height h centred on it, and point P on the cylinder's side facing the x-axis.


I am pretty sure you are supposed to use Gauss' Law so I tried just calculating the total enclosed charge and dividing it by epsilon naught, but it's not working. I think maybe I have to use the LHS in some way, but I really have no clue how.

If someone could give a step-by-step explanation as to how to set up the equations in a general way I would be very happy. I don't need exact numbers I just need to know how to solve this (because I have a lot of other problems that I need to solve as well and I can't seem to set any of them up properly).
 
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dcco said:
An infinite line of charge with charge density λ1 = -5 μC/cm is aligned with the y-axis as shown.

Diagram of a solid cylinder with radius a and height h, aligned along the y-axis, with a line charge lambda along the axis and a point P on the side facing the x-axis, followed by a problem statement and submit box in N-m^2/C.


I am pretty sure you are supposed to use Gauss' Law so I tried just calculating the total enclosed charge and dividing it by epsilon naught, but it's not working. I think maybe I have to use the LHS in some way, but I really have no clue how.
Well, that's the correct way to solve the problem. You might just be messing up the unit conversions.
If someone could give a step-by-step explanation as to how to set up the equations in a general way I would be very happy. I don't need exact numbers I just need to know how to solve this (because I have a lot of other problems that I need to solve as well and I can't seem to set any of them up properly).
 
Oh I see, I messed up my calculations but now I fixed it and it worked this time. Thank you for your help!