Theory of Images or Gauss's Law for Concentric Conducting Spheres?

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Homework Statement



Two conducting spheres are concentric, the radius of the inner being a and the outer being b. One sphere is grounded & the other is at a potential V0. Find the charge on each when the grounded sphere is a) the outer, b) the inner.

2. The attempt at a solution

Is this an appropriate application for theory of images? Or is it a far more straightforward application of Gauss's Law?

I'm tempted to use image charges from one sphere to the other, but fear that's making life harder than it needs to be.
 
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Ok, I've become comfortably certain that images are the way to go.
 
Out of curiosity, what is your image system?
 

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