JEE Main 2023 — Electrostatics Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Morning Shift
Question
A thin infinite sheet charge and an infinite line charge of respective charge densities and are placed parallel at distance from each other. Points 'P' and 'Q' are at m and m perpendicular distances from line charge towards sheet charge, respectively. '' and '' are the magnitudes of resultant electric field intensities at point 'P' and 'Q', respectively. If for , then the value of is ___________.
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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 4
Step-by-step explanation
Now we can find the ratio of to :
As given in the question, , and since , we can say = .
So, the value of is .
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