Fundamentals of Electromagnetics with Engineering Applications
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ISBN: 9780470105757
Author: Stuart M. Wentworth
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.31P
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To plot: The electric flux density versus radial distance
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