A small object with electric dipole moment p is placed ina nonuniform electric field E = E(x)î. That is, the field isin the x direction, and its magnitude depends only on thecoordinate x. Let 0 represent the angle between the dipolemoment and the x direction. Prove that the net force on thedipole isdEcos 0dx,F = pacting in the direction of increasing field.

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