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| ===Approximations & Assumptions=== | ===Approximations & Assumptions=== | ||
| - | | + | There are a few simplifying approximations and assumptions we should make before solving this problem. |
| - | * The surface is flat. | + | |
| + | * The surface is flat: Allows all the area vectors associated with the surface to point in the same direction. | ||
| * The electric flux through the surface is due only to $\vec{E}$. | * The electric flux through the surface is due only to $\vec{E}$. | ||
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