Need help on this simple quenstion(electric fields)

[djghs]

Homework Statement

asking electrick field due to this charged (homegenous) line.length of line is 2L.charge is Q.


i really don't know about fields, so if someone help me i will be glad.

 

[Oerg]

ok, so you need to find the electric field strength at that point. What is the first step? The first step is to imagine a point charge on the rod. The electric field strength generated from this charge at that point, take this and integrate it over the length of the wire.

 

[djghs]

ok i understand. thank you for help.

 

[Oerg]

no problem, what was the answer by the way