Electric Potential Problem: Using the Method of Images

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The discussion focuses on solving an electric potential problem using the method of images. The approach involves replacing a vertical sheet with a mirror image of a horizontal sheet to simplify calculations. It is suggested to redefine the vertical sheet as having zero potential while the horizontal sheet maintains a nonzero potential. The concept of equal and opposite charges for the horizontal sheet and its mirror image is emphasized. This method aims to clarify the potential distribution in the given configuration.
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Not sure whether it helps, but I would try using the method of images to replace the vertical sheet by a mirror image of the horizontal sheet. Since potentials are relative, we can redefine the vertical sheet as potential zero and the horizontal sheet as having a nonzero potential. So the given horizontal sheet and its mirror image have equal and opposite charges.
 
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