A uniform electric field, E = 73 N/C, passes straight upward through a tent that consists of identical rectangular sides that each slope inward toward the middle at an unknown angle, 8, above the horizontal as shown in the figure. The width of the tent's opening is w = 1.84 m, and the length of the sides is { = 2.51 m. Calculate the electric flux throught the tent. ΦΕΣ N•m²/C W Ө е tw

A uniform electric field, E = 73 N/C, passes straight upward through a tent that consists of identical rectangular sides that each slope inward toward the middle at an unknown angle, 8, above the horizontal as shown in the figure. The width of the tent's opening is w = 1.84 m, and the length of the sides is { = 2.51 m. Calculate the electric flux throught the tent. ΦΕΣ N•m²/C W Ө е tw

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