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Chapter 15, Problem 47P
Four closed surfaces, S1 through S4, together with the charges −2Q, Q, and −Q. are sketched in Figure P15.47. (The colored lines are the intersections of the surfaces with the page.) Find the electric flux through each surface.
Figure P15.47
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