Electrical Field around Spherical Ball at origin

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The discussion focuses on calculating the electric field (E) around a uniformly charged spherical ball with radius 'a' and charge density 'ρ', centered at the origin. The relevant equation for E is derived using Gauss's law, leading to the expression E × 4πx² = (ρ × 4/3πa³)/ε₀. The participants clarify the integration process and the correct formulation of the electric field vector, emphasizing the importance of accurately determining the radial distance rₗ from the charge distribution to the point of interest.

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Homework Statement


Spherical Ball centered at origin uniform ##\rho## with a radius a. Find E along x-axis.


Homework Equations


##E = \frac{\rho}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\int\int\int\frac{r^2*sin\theta}{r_\rho^2} d\phi d\theta dr##


The Attempt at a Solution


Evaluate E spherically along the x-axis:
##(x_1, 0, 0): r_\rho^2=(x - x_1)^2 + y^2 + z^2=r^2 + x_1^2 - 2*x_1*cos\theta*cos\phi##

##r_\rho =\sqrt{r^2 + x_1^2 - 2*x_1*cos\theta*cos\phi}##

It seems I am missing a component.
 
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Surely you are! ##r_ρ=\sqrt{r^2+x^2_1−2∗r*x_1∗cosθ∗cosϕ}##

But you can solve your problem without any troubles using the Gauss theorem:
$$
E × 4πx^2 = \frac{ρ × 4/3πa^3}{ε_0}
$$
 
I need to understand this the long way.

The equation for E I wrote incorrectly
##E = \frac{\rho}{4*\pi*\epsilon_0}*\int\int\int\frac{\vec{e_{r_{\rho}}}}{r_{\rho}^2}*r^2*sin^2\theta d\phi d\theta dr##

How do I find:

## \vec{e_{r_\rho}}##
 
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