Is My Integral Setup Correct for the Electric Field of a Square Sheet?

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Homework Statement


Field the electric field of a square sheet. I understand this is a simple problem, I just want to confirm I have the integral set up correctly.


Homework Equations


[tex]\vec{E} = \sigma z \int_{-a/2}^{a/2} \int_{-a/2}^{a/2} \frac{dx' \, dy'}{(x'^2 + y'^2 + z)^{3/2}} \hat{z}.[/tex]

I just want to double check if I have set up the integral correctly.
 
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Looks good to me! [EDIT: In SI system there would be an overall factor of ##k = \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}##]
 
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