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Homework Statement
The figure shows a closed Gaussian surface in the shape of a cube of edge length 1.80 m. It lies in a region where the electric field is given by E= (2.86x + 3.82)i + 7.18j + 8.36k N/C, with x in meters. What is the net charge contained by the cube?
Homework Equations
ε0 × ΣΦ = Σqenc
Φ = ∫E⋅dA
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm not even sure if the above equations are the correct ones to use, actually. I've never seen a problem like this and I'm not sure how to even begin. I know, however, that the y- and z-components of the electric field on this cube are constant. That is as far as I am, unfortunately.
Thanks so much for your help.