Electric flux through the square

gracy · Sep 20, 2015

Homework Statement

A point charge of +6μC is placed at a distance 20 cm directly above the center of a square of side 40cm.The magnitude of the flux through the square is

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

Diagram of a rectangle with a vertical line from its top edge to a point labelled +6μC, marked 20 cm, with the side labelled 40 cm.

Now how to enclose the charge completely?The answer is with the help of 5 more squares but I want to know how?Because this will make a cube

Wireframe cube drawn in perspective with a small red dot marking a point charge on its top face, illustrating how the charge sits at a corner of a cubic enclosure.

The charge is not enclosed completely.

ehild · Sep 20, 2015

Think in 3D.

Diagram of a yellow parallelogram in perspective with diagonals drawn, a vertical line rising from its center to a red dot, and axes labelled z (vertical), x (lower left corner) and y (lower right corner).

gracy · Sep 20, 2015

Understood.Thanks @ehild.

Electric flux through the square

Homework Statement

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

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