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AP Physics C: E&M
8.4 Electric Fields of Charge Distributions
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A two-dimensional Cartesian xy-plane with origin labeled O. In the positive x region, a circular wedge sector of radius R extends symmetrically above and below the x-axis from angle -\theta_0/2 to +\theta_0/2. The curved outer boundary of the wedge is at radius R. A dashed angle arc indicates the total angular span \theta_0 centered on the x-axis. A small shaded differential area element dA is shown at radial position r and angle \theta relative to the x-axis. A straight dashed line segment of length r connects origin O to dA. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
A circular sector of radius R and angular width \(\theta_0\) in the xy-plane.
A thin, flat plate shaped as a sector of a circle of radius \(R\) lies in the \(xy\)-plane with its vertex at the origin \(O\). The sector subtends an angle \(\theta_0\) symmetric about the positive \(x\)-axis, spanning from \(\theta = -\theta_0/2\) to \(\theta = +\theta_0/2\). The plate carries a non-uniform surface charge density given by \(\sigma(r) = \sigma_0 \left(\dfrac{r}{R}\right)\), where \(\sigma_0\) is a positive constant and \(r\) is the radial distance from the origin. In terms of \(\sigma_0\), \(\theta_0\), and physical constants, what is the magnitude of the electric field at the origin \(O\)?

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