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rodriguez1gv
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Homework Statement
I am to find the electric field for a charge distribution of
$$ \rho(x)= e^{-\kappa \sqrt{x^2}} $$
Homework Equations
I know that gauss law is $$ \int E \cdot da = \frac{q_{enc}}{\epsilon_0} $$
The Attempt at a Solution
I am not sure what the charge distribution looks like. Is this saying that there is only charge along the x axis? or is the charge everywhere? I am also no sure what kind of surface I should be integrating over. Should I be integrating over a circle and then finding the total charge enclosed within?