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Homework Statement
Find the electric potential V and electric field E at the point P due to a line of linear charge density = λ
Homework Equations
E = (2kλ)/z
The Attempt at a Solution
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If P is on the z axis, r' = x, but it's shifted, so r' = x-x', and r = z, so then | r - r' | = ((x-x')^2+z^2)^1/2
The dl' = λdx, and -L < x < L
So we use the equation V(r), where k and λ are constants, and integration is from -L to L
So V(z) = kλ ∫ dx / ((x-x')^2+z^2)^1/2 , from -L to L
Am I correct?
And as for the the E field, I think it's simply E = (2kλ)/z ?