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Transcribed Image Text:A capacitor consists of two large plates with area A and are separated by a distance of 3a. If the middle 1/3 of the separation is filled with a dielectric with permittivity E, and the
outer 1/3's are filled with air, determine the capacitance.
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ευε, Α
a(1+2€,)
εοε Α
2a(1+ε,)
το Α
a(1+2ε,)
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