Question: Positive charge Q is distributed uniformly along the positive y - axis between y = 0 and . y = a. A negative point charge -q lies on the positive x - axis, a distance x from the origin.
(a) Calculate the x - and y - components of the electric field a t the site of charge -q due to the linear charge distribution Q along the y - axis.
(b) Calculate the x - and y - components of the force experienced by the charge -q due to the electric field and show that the magnitudes are Fx=Qq/(4piE0x^2) and Fy=Qqa/(8piE0x^3)
E0=8.85*10^-12 (C^2/Nm^2)