Multiple Choice
When the perpendicular distance from a linear charge distribution is tripled,what happens to the electric field strength?
A) it stays the same
B) it decreases by a factor of 3
C) it decreases by a factor of 9
D) it decreases by a factor of (3) 1/2
E) it increases by a factor of (3) 1/2
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