Electric Potential expression at point P

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Homework Statement



The plastic rod of length L shown in the figure has the nonuniform linear charge distribution λ =cx, where c is a positive constant. Find an expression for the electric potential at point P on the y-axis, a distance y from one end of the rod.

V = ?

Homework Equations



V = 1/4πϵ
 
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