A uniformly charged rod of length L and total charge Q lies along the x axis as shown in in the figure below. (Use the following as necessary: Q, L, d, and k_e.)

(a) Find the components of the electric field at the point P on the y axis a distance d from the origin.
(b) What are the approximate values of the field components when d >> L?
Explain why you would expect these results.

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y P L y P L